Censorship In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

The author Ray Bradbury was an American horror and fantasy writer. He rejected being categorized as a science fiction author. He claimed his work was based on the fantastical and unreal. Being such a great writer made him an inspiration to all. His fascinating science-fiction works will be remembered for decades to come. “We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.” Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois. To his parents Leonard Spaulding and Ester Moberg Bradbury. Even as a child Ray was a voracious reader. He enjoyed books about adventure and fantasy. L. Frank Baum, Jules Verne, and Edgar Rice Burroughs

He published it in 1953, and it became an instant classic of the era of McCarthyism. Due to its exploration of themes of censorship and conformity. Bradbury himself disputed censorship was the main theme in Fahrenheit 451. He then explained that the book was a story about how television driving away interests in reading. “Television gives you the dates of Napoleon, but not who he was.” Throughout Bradbury's life he wrote for several hours everyday. This allowed him to publish more than 30 books and close to 600 short stories. Or his numerous poems, essays, screenplays and plays. Even though Ray won many honors and awards. His favorite was being named “ideas consultant” for the United States Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. He exclaimed “Can you imagine how excited I was?” “Cause I’m changing lives, and that’s the thing. If you can build a good museum, if you can make a good film, if you can build a good world’s fair, if you can build a good mall, you’re changing the future. Your influencing people, so that they’ll get up in the morning and say, ‘Hey, it’s worthwhile going to work.’ That’s my function, and it should be the function of every science fiction writer around. To offer hope. To name the problem and then offer the solution. AndI do, all the

She would transcribe his words to the page. Though he curtailed much of his travels and public appearances, he granted several interviews in his most recent years to his local library to help raise funds. Bradbury received a special citation in 2007. From the Pulitzer board for his “distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy. In Bradbury's final years, he felt content about his place in the annals of science fiction history. He had achieved his childhood ambitions of living forever in his work. On June 5, 1012, at the age of 91 Bradbury died in Los Angeles, California. Bradbury was an inspiration to all and will always be remembered for his fascinating science-fiction