In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury used tone to show the theme censorship is wrong through book burning, and the characters of Montag and Clarisse. Book burning sets the tone for the novel. In 'Fahrenheit 451', book burning first started on May 10, 1933 and is still done today. The author, Ray Bradbury, was born 13 years before he had witnessed his first sight of book burning from the Nazis. The Nazis made the Germans and Jews read Nazi philosophy, views and policy. (Book Burning). In the book like in real life, 'Fahrenheit's fireman prohibited books so people feel the same about the majority of the things they were taught. Montag loved to burn books like the Nazis, He loved to watch the homes go up in flames so he can enjoy the scenery of the fireflies and the sky swarmed in black and yellow. However, after Montag realized what books purpose was, he became depressed because he felt that other people should experience the passion books give you. 'Fahrenheit 451's censorship is wrong because they prohibit books but allow movies that give no education whatsoever to the citizens. …show more content…
Once having a long talk with a 17-year-old teenager, Clarisse, he managed to make his life pleasing with the many books they read together. Montag was like any other fireman who did their job to make any book in a citizen's house into ash. Further into the novel, the author resembles Montag because as very young people, they have seen books burned because they have been told many lies about books and why certain ones shouldn’t be read. Therefore, the Nazis and the government in 451 wanted everyone to think the same things without any hatred to any culture and