Themes In Fahrenheit 451

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In both articles I found and Fahrenheit 451, the main theme or message the writer is conveying centralizes around the idea of the government limiting the ideas and knowledge the people can acquire through reading, viewing, and even listening. In “Turkish government censors classic literary works,” the author explains how the Turkish government is trying to create a totally Islamic environment for their people. They are censoring famous works by many well-known authors such as Oscar Wilde and John Steinback. The government believes that literature could teach the population ideas from western religions like Christianity and Judaism. Similarly, in the article “China's Great Firewall is Harming Innovation, Scholars Say,” the author is explaining

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