Censorship is considered the “suppression or prohibitions” of any visual or multi-media, such as books, movies, and news sources. The primary use of censorship is to ban what is thought to be obscene or unwanted materials from the public eye in order to keep some sort of security within society. For instance, it is believed that the idea of having a politically correct culture prohibits us from offending those around us. Being politically correct or imposing the idea of political correctness is, in a sense, a form of censorship. However, no matter the implication of censorship, the idea of prohibiting someone from viewing or reading up on a subject as a “form of security”, is inherently wrong. Therefore, it’s clear to say that anyone, who decides to censor a person or prohibit them
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For example, within the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Montag, is a fireman. However, unlike the typical firefighter, his occupation consists of starting fires. He particularly burns books found by their canine robots in order to secure peace within their society. Additionally, those found with books are either executed or “taken” as they may know too much information. This insinuates the idea that if a person were to know “too much” then they must be abolished as they could propose a threat on that said societies functions. In general, they may expose the secrets the society keeps within. To censor a person from information that they may be entitled to is clearly wrong and it demonstrates that doing so insinuates that the said person is dangerous and is clearly hiding something. Furthermore, within the book, Montag manages to steal several books in order to confirm his suspicions of the society he lives in. As he continues to read, the mores suspicious he becomes towards others and he is inevitably hunted down, all for wanting to understand the
For example, within the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Montag, is a fireman. However, unlike the typical firefighter, his occupation consists of starting fires. He particularly burns books found by their canine robots in order to secure peace within their society. Additionally, those found with books are either executed or “taken” as they may know too much information. This insinuates the idea that if a person were to know “too much” then they must be abolished as they could propose a threat on that said societies functions. In general, they may expose the secrets the society keeps within. To censor a person from information that they may be entitled to is clearly wrong and it demonstrates that doing so insinuates that the said person is dangerous and is clearly hiding something. Furthermore, within the book, Montag manages to steal several books in order to confirm his suspicions of the society he lives in. As he continues to read, the mores suspicious he becomes towards others and he is inevitably hunted down, all for wanting to understand the