Critically acclaimed, American fantasy, mystery, and horror author Ray Bradbury was the recipient of many distinguished awards such as the 2004 National Medal of Arts and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. His magnum opus, Fahrenheit 451, describes a future dystopian America in which books are outlawed. This novel, which still sparks controversy today, is an accurate representation of Bradbury’s rationale and the story’s themes of censorship and conformity are subjective to his thoughts of where society is headed in the future. In his seventy year career, Ray Bradbury “has inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create” it is no wonder that he is “one of the most celebrated authors of the twenty first century.” Ray Bradbury was born