Introduction
Throughout history, society has drastically changed due to the influence of media and censorship. Media is like a cloak which obscures real experience and interferes with the persons' ability to think deeply about their lives. Censorship has affected this society by dehumanizing citizens, limiting the ability to think logically, and causing more rebellion and violence amongst each other. Because of the media and censorship, people became unhappy and caused the government to grow stronger and more controlling. The media, censorship, and the government are clear factors that control us as a society.
The Hearth and the Salamander The first form of censorship we come across in the novel Fahrenheit 451 can be seen when we learn about the tasks the firemen need to perform the book. This is relevant because it infers that the citizens in this town are not allowed to read or own books. “That’s against the law!” (Bradbury 5). This quotation shows control because people aren’t allowed to own books since the government feels as if books will cause the people to think more. When people start to have increased thinking, they will begin to question the true intentions of the law and
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Montag meets Faber at the green park in the city. Montag then overhears Faber reading a piece of writing, which we then find out that it was a poem. As we learned earlier, any form of writing or text is prohibited in this dystopian society. This is important since we now know that Montag is not the only one who believes in reading. “Then the old man grew even more courageous and said something else and that was a poem” (Bradbury 71). Faber knew of the punishment of getting caught while owning a book but told Montag anyway because he believed that what he was doing was