Censorship is a very common practice that is used by many different countries and parties. It is “The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.” (Oxford Dictionaries) Governments typically use this to hide or keep information from their people. In a novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy’s government hides how knowledgeable and useful books can be to one’s self, but they want to keep their society “happy and dumb”. Even today in China, their nations authority won’t allow their people to have access to websites and applications such as Google and Facebook. Jails are also retaining the access of books such as The New Jim Crow which the authorities believe
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Guy realizes that the reason books are not allowed is because of the slow shift from intelligence and books to living a life with four TV’s on your walls and never having the urge to learn:
“Ladies, once a year every fireman’s allowed to bring one book home, from the old days, to show his family how silly it all was, how nervous that sort of thing can make you, how crazy. Guy’s surprise tonight is to read you one sample to show how mixed-up things were, so none of us will ever have to bother our little old heads about that junk again.” (Ray Bradbury, …show more content…
The government may be trying to protect their community from the truth, but everyone should know the factual truth. In China, their national leadership is hiding tools that could help their people in many different ways, a couple being: a child doing a research topic and doesn't have access to Google, or searching up one’s email account to see if they got into their dream college. These are just two of many reasons why Google and other applications should be authorized. Similarly, convicts should be allowed to pursue any book they wish of, even if it may offend someone- it is their choice to pick up the book and read it. Lastly, in the futuristic time of Fahrenheit 451 the government should not spread out lies about a subject that is highly intellectual, it is only causing more corruption in the lives of one another. All of these examples are reasons proving why censorship has a negative impact on society no matter who it is being used
Guy realizes that the reason books are not allowed is because of the slow shift from intelligence and books to living a life with four TV’s on your walls and never having the urge to learn:
“Ladies, once a year every fireman’s allowed to bring one book home, from the old days, to show his family how silly it all was, how nervous that sort of thing can make you, how crazy. Guy’s surprise tonight is to read you one sample to show how mixed-up things were, so none of us will ever have to bother our little old heads about that junk again.” (Ray Bradbury, …show more content…
The government may be trying to protect their community from the truth, but everyone should know the factual truth. In China, their national leadership is hiding tools that could help their people in many different ways, a couple being: a child doing a research topic and doesn't have access to Google, or searching up one’s email account to see if they got into their dream college. These are just two of many reasons why Google and other applications should be authorized. Similarly, convicts should be allowed to pursue any book they wish of, even if it may offend someone- it is their choice to pick up the book and read it. Lastly, in the futuristic time of Fahrenheit 451 the government should not spread out lies about a subject that is highly intellectual, it is only causing more corruption in the lives of one another. All of these examples are reasons proving why censorship has a negative impact on society no matter who it is being used