We, as human beings, have always been naturally curious. We are on the search for better, brighter ideas, and new solutions to our problems. Here, in the United States, we know how important the freedom to think and being able to let ideas flow freely is. But, in some societies, people are treated different. Take the society in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, for example. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, readers are shown that books, the portal of knowledge, have been banned throughout their society. While many believe that censorship is a necessity in certain contexts and topics, Ray Bradbury shows the readers that the concept of censorship of books and the inability to voice your thoughts and opinions is a ridiculous idea and it halts the future knowledge that people could receive. Fahrenheit 451 is about a firefighter named Montag, who lives in a society that could be our future. In the novel, certain individuals are allowed to set any and all books aflame instead of putting out real fires. In this future society, books are illegal to read and even have possession of them. Firefighters are the special forces in charge of destroying them. After Montag finds a book and falls in love with reading, he begins to steal books from their burning sites and hoard them in secret spots in his house. …show more content…
The entire novel is about banning and burning books in the future. Some people wants it banned for want it banned for having profanity like “damn”, “god damn”, and other harsh words. Another reason people want it banned is because it is anti-religious and crude because it does burn the Bible. The novel is all about someone wanting to take a stand for what they believe in. Some people believe that sending that message to our future generations shouldn’t be suggested. It all ties the entire story together because our government is wanting to ban books just like the government in Fahrenheit 451