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Examples Of Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

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Do you believe that censorship, Fake news, and suicide are significant problems in the united states? Fahrenheit 451 explores the struggle between man's desire for knowledge and individuality in a society that expects ignorance and conformity (The Albert Team). Fahrenheit 451 is similar to modern-day society through the idea of censorship of individual ideas and beliefs, Fake news/misinformation, and suicide.
Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others. (in text cite). In the book, there are many examples of censorship one that stuck out to me was “So now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the …show more content…

In Fahrenheit 451 and in world there are many instances of fake news and or fake information put out to the people. “The search is over, Montag is dead; A crime against society has been avenged” (Bradberry page 142). In fahrenheit 451 the main character Montag is running from a heated chase, once the government realizes they are not goning to find him they make a fake broadcast where they “catch him” to settle the nerves of the people. “False stories that are deliberately published or sent around, in order to make people believe something untrue” (Rutherford page 1). This is important because news sources can fabricate information to make it sound better for there demographic. This is similar because they both show how information can be altered too make people feel safer/more …show more content…

“We get these cases nine or ten a night… Someone else just jumped off the cap of a pillbox” (Bradbury 13). Mildred was a very troubled adult she ignore her mental issues and didn’t reach out for any sort of help. Mildred had a sad, boring, repetitive life and had no hope or joy in her life which led her to abuse her prescriptions and eventually led her to attempt suicide. “Those can include practicing or preparing for suicide, which could look like exhibiting unusual behaviors with guns, pills or other potentially lethal items, according to SAMHSA.” (Rodgers 1). In the society Mildred lived in almost all of the citizens showed many signs of mental health issues. If the government or families could have recognized these symptoms like Schimelfening talked about in her article the people facing these issues could have gotten the help they needed. Then there would be no need for the “handymen” and their machines. Theses 2 quotes are very important because they give light on a very sensitive topic and how it connects to the

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Montag’s World Can Become Ours It is possible that our future global society will turn out like Guy Montag’s; fully mind controlled by a dystopian government. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, demonstrates that censorship decreases individual thought and creates a false sense of happiness through Firemen, and media. The first way Ray Bradbury demonstrates censorship is through Firemen.

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Negative Impacts of Censorship 1.72 billion. That is the number of how many people are affected by censorship on any day (Gaille). About 76% of people in North America have concerns of the Government censoring information through television, radio, books, music, and the internet (“The State of Internet Censorship– Statistics and Trends [Infographic]”). Only 21% of the world population has non censored internet (“The State of Internet Censorship– Statistics and Trends [Infographic]”). Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, discusses the topic of censorship and the negativity it can bring upon a society.

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel that can teach us a lot about our society, and how it is developing. A main issue that is addressed in the novel is censorship, something that affects Montag’s society in an unimaginable way. The frightening part about the novel, however, is that Bradbury’s fanciful warning is not too distant from our reality. In this novel, censorship is at an astronomical level, everything is censored, be it books, education, even talking is discouraged.

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In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury interprets censorship in the futuristic world he created. People in this society do not think independently or have time to “smell the coffee.” “Bet I know something else you don’t. There’s dew on the grass in the morning. If you look there is also a man in the moon.”

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The government has a very strong influence on technology and society. Both Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, a fiction book, and " 21 Century Censorship" by Philip Bennett and Moises Naim, a nonfiction article, have shown different examples of the government's influence. By looking at both the fiction and non-fiction texts, it is clear that if the government controls the information shared by technology, feeding out false information and controling citizens with censorship by withholding the information while exploiting writers in the process. In the book Fahrenheit 451, the summary talks about how futuristic firefighters burn books because the people of the society do not read and just enjoy nature.

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Pt 1, pg 18. This draws a comparison to modern society because it explains how all the false information that poisoned Mildred was being removed from her body, much like how the government in 2019 covered up the COVID epidemic by informing the public that it was just the flu instead of warning them about the severity of the situation. Millions of people died as a result of the incorrect information that was spread, and now that it is no longer being discussed by, people are being forced to let the damage go, just like the machines they hooked up into Mildred's body that was supposed suck all the damage and poison she consumed throughout the

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Depending on which way one may view a certain circumstance, everyone is a victims of censorship. Unwillingly volunteering our free thinking by a superior influence. Do people feel that we need to endure censorship? Over the course of the novel Fahrenheit 451, we see how censorship adapts one 's behavior. The public are banned from owning or reading books, there are many reasons for why people are so averse towards books and submit to the government.

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Although these two pieces of content are different they both share many similarities such as addressing the upcoming issue of government censorship in current events and the many similarities between them. Fahrenheit 451 and the news article both describe the many issues with government censorship some examples include online government monitoring in “the article”. This is an issue for people personal privacy which is an invasion of privacy and limits people’s personal freedoms. This example is a current event that has been happening all over the United States even google has admitted send search information to the U.S government every ten year as said it the article. Fahrenheit 451 relates

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Censorship is the reason for messed up societies in today's world. In the book Fahrenheit 451 Montag struggles with the reality of censorship. He does not understand why the government prohibits the reading of books and other everyday things. He rebels, faces consequences, and is forced to run away from what he knows and has learned his whole life. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is about censorship and reveals that no matter how far society progresses the world will still be a little sheltered from the reality of the current situation, this is shown through Montag, books, and allusions.

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Got Books? The Literary Censorship in Fahrenheit 451 Have you ever been prevented from looking, or reading at something? Was it something that your family, teachers, or even your friends censored from you? Imagine a world where you aren’t able to go to a library and read a book.

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“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” ~ Laurie H. Anderson. Laurie is an American book writer who believes not letting kids experience the truth, leads to being vulnerable adults. Parents fear what exposure the child can see.

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Fahrenheit 451 shows how people’s rights to free speech and media are essential to a free thinking society. Guy Montag, the main character, is a firefighter, which in his futuristic society means he burns books for the government because they are illegal due to the potentially controversial ideas they contain. Montag meets a girl named Clarisse, who helps him realize he’s not really content in how he’s living his life and in his relationships, which begins to change his viewpoint on the society’s standards. His wife Mildred, as well as the rest of society, are highly materialistic and shallow in their daily activities and interactions. Montag eventually steals a book during the fireman’s raid on a house, which leads him to seek out a man named Faber, who is an educated man, and helps encourage Montag to take steps to action.

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