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Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Ray Bradbury wrote the book Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury relates many things in the book that has happened in the world today like watching tv instead of paying attention to the books and are not looking at the world. People today would rather watch tv or be on their phones rather than reading. Ray Bradbury accurately predicts books will become less important, technology is dumbing us down, and people are moving too fast and not paying as much attention. Ray Bradbury predicts that books are becoming less important, he shows this in the book by having the firemen burning books because they make people sad and think to much. “While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning.” (pg 2). This quote shows that
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is an exciting dystopian future book. The book takes place in a rich American city sometime in the distant future. It involves a “fireman” but the fireman of this time actually start fires. In this time all books are illegal so the fireman goes to the houses (which all have fireproofing) and burn all the books. This fireman has been taking home books for years and the chief is finding out.

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Fahrenheit 451 is a book written by Ray Bradbury that describes a time in the future when all literature is forbidden. Books are a rare sight and if they are owned by a person they can be placed under arrest. Firemen are called in to reported houses that contain books to burn the house down. Firemen have rules such as, answer the alarm quickly, start the fire quickly, burn everything, report back to the firehouse immediately, stay alert for next alarm. Guy Montag is a fireman who enjoys starting the fires.

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“Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic. Than any dream made or paid for in factories.” ~ Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451.

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In the world now and the society in Fahrenheit 451, because citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. The book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, is about a dystopian world, where firemen are worshiped and people fear them. People fear them because they burn every book and house the books are found in. Books aren't allowed to be owned or read because they give you knowledge. Guy Montag is the main character, who is a fireman.

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Major problems exist in every civilization. The various issues that different civilizations deal with, such as hunger and homelessness, are diverse. Ray Bradbury writes of a horrible civilization. Despite how awful his civilization was, it had some similarities to the real world. There are many similarities between the society in Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451 and the contemporary world, including drug usage, state censorship, and technological use.

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Most people of the modern day society would believe if someone told them burning books and history, on line or on tv, is a good thing. It this kind of society that can be easily controlled by the government and the power of few people. The people of today society don’t bother to learn both side of the story. When Ray Bradbury spoke of a distant future with mechanical hounds and the sliding doors and nuclear bombs he wasn't that far of considering the main difference between our society and the society in FAHRENHEIT 451 is we don't burn books, but how long will it be before we

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Throughout time, technology has had immense effects on society and life as we know it. At times these changes are very favorable; however, at other time periods, these changes could alter the world in ways we don’t want it to. After noticing the invention of the TV, Ray Bradbury wrote his Fahrenheit 451 to seek out the advantages and disadvantages of technology. Despite the fact Bradbury’s society does mention a few positive aspects of technology, the novel mainly targets how the costs of technology outweigh the benefits. In his dystopian novel “ relentlessly violent,” Ray Bradbury illustrates how the overuse of technology has had negative consequences on society, making people disconnected from reality and depriving them of the ability to think for themselves.

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