Fahrenheit 451 Research Paper

Robert Mkrtchyan Mr. Beaudry English 3 CP 18 April 2024 Censorship in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 Censorship is a way to control the freedom of thought in countries, companies, and even some families. People are getting used to it, but some can rebel against it. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, a person rises against the government and after its downfall, goes to build a new society. The characters in the story fight for their freedom or fight for censorship. Ray Bradbury’s characterization of the mechanical Hound, Captain Beatty, and Guy Montag demonstrate the impact of censorship on society in his novel Fahrenheit 451. From its first appearance, the mechanical Hound shines with obscurity and terrifies the reader, “The Mechanical Hound slept but

The Hound is used for hunting down people by their DNA. Sometimes firemen give it a command to hunt down chickens, rats, etc., to entertain themselves (Bradbury 22). It is terrifying and unforeseeable, everyone is afraid of the hound because they don't know what to expect. Even people who are familiar with it prefer to keep their distance. Even Monag is afraid of this beast. He prefers to come in from the back door, rather than see the Hound again (Bradbury 29). He feels threatened by the Hound, and the Hound feels suspicious about Montag ( Taurang 451, Novel for Students). The Hound is a machine, it is never wrong. The Hound creates claustrophobia in the book and is in danger during the chase after Montag. The Hound is a form of control. He acts as a police officer, bodyguard, and investigator. The mechanical Hound finds books and eliminates the owners who don’t fit in the government’s ideology, “ Taurangi 451 warns that tyranny and thought control always comes under the guise of fulfilling ideals, whether they be those of Fascism, Communism, or the American Dream” (Mogan). The Hound is a very effective tool for escorting people in a certain