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Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

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First published in October of nineteen fifty-three, Ray Bradbury’s first book earned five of out five stars for popularity on the NoveList Plus database. Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian fiction based on a society that demands books to be burned, but one of the book burners suddenly realizes the value of thought. Being based on a futuristic world, the book has set controversy about how applicable the society mentioned in the book is to the society the world currently possesses. Fahrenheit 451 has a powerful message for readers today because of the similarities in technology, censorship of offensive content and the ideas of love. The technology in both worlds including cars and television are advanced compared to what was available in Bradbury's …show more content…

Censorship is proven to be accepted by society throughout the book. Books are banned because of offensive content in both worlds; censorship in both societies is intended to keep everyone happy. In the current world, books have been banned in school libraries for isolating a certain group and creating an enemy in society. Keeping everyone happy has created sensitive society which has caused the brutally honest storylines and plots of certain stories to be taken of the shelves of children's libraries. ProQuest Staff support the connection that book banning is caused by the sensitivity of society by saying, “the most common reasons for challenging a book are offensive language, sexual content, and inappropriate subjects for minors”. In the novel, books are banned throughout society because every book denys at least one person's belief. Beaty says, “‘Bigger the population, the more minorities.’”(Bradbury, 57), to Guy. With the increase in minorities comes increase in pressure to get rid of offensive content. This leads readers to believe that all books are burned for the certitude of inoffensive content. Beatty gives Guy warning, “‘Don’t step on the toes...”(57). By this Captain Beatty supports that even the most minuscule offense will cause an outrage. Book burning is crucial for them to keep society free of conflict and full of the idea of

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Censorship: the suppression or prohibition of a book considered to be obscene and/or politically unacceptable. The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, tells of a far distant and future society that lay wreckage to all texts, censoring them, so people cannot gain the true knowledge of what a book may contain. Guy Montag, the main character of the story, is a fireman, but he’s not your traditional fireman by any means. He sets fire to books in his society, instead of putting fires out. But Guy is influenced to become a new man, and here are a few minor characters that develop Montag.

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