Ray Douglas Bradbury was a poet well known for his novel Fahrenheit 451. Going back to 1920, Ray Bradbury was born on August 22 in Waukegan, Illinois. Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, his father, was an electrician. Mother, Ester Moberg Bradbury, was a Swedish immigrant. Growing up, he truly looked up to magicians and had a passion for reading. It wasn’t until the age of 12 or 13 that he decided he wanted to be a writer. After learning about himself more, he found a passion of emphasizing his fiction stories with having his characters live for eternity. Fourteen years later, the Bradbury family moved to the west coast. They resided in Los Angeles, California. According to Biography.com, Bradbury was associated with his school drama club throughout …show more content…
Some may disagree but censorship is used to protect free thought. It prevents private information/knowledge getting to the wrong people like allies. Censorship protects the morals of society and their people. Those who are anti-censorship prevents the progression and development of society. Freedom of speech, which is our first amendment as humans in the United States, is endangered when anti-censorship is present. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, media and books are controlled by the government. “If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none”(page 58). This quote is a good example of how censorship is shown. Captain Beatty said this to Montag to give him an idea of how censorship is provoking society. Books and media do not always say the same thing, therefore, there are different ways to interpret things in life. By destroying the books, no one can gain more knowledge than others making us all equal. In the novel, everything is happening so fast that the people do not have time to know what happiness is. For example, Montag and his wife Mildred show signs of not being happy. Mildred wants Montag to stop burning the