Censorship is a practice that is continuously used to shield people from reality- banning and suppressing speech that is considered “harmful” to others. Banned books have continuously played a significant role in our contemporary American culture- depicting both civil and ethical issues in our society. Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, and Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, were both novelists who produced books that fell victim to censorship, being banned for their artistic and realistic views. Offering both controversial and persistent protests against societal issues, Fahrenheit 451 and A Clockwork Orange foster impactful messages that changes the way the reader perceives the world.
Anthony Burgess wrote A Clockwork Orange with three questions in mind- “Is freedom of choice really all that …show more content…
While Bradbury expresses the importance of freedom and metamorphosis through developing relationships, Burgess expresses that same importance through demolishing freedom. In A Clockwork Orange, the characters live socialist world in which no one reads anymore- similarly to Fahrenheit 451. Both authors advocate the change of human behavior, and most importantly- both fell victim to censorship. The lyrical writing of Bradbury and the clear illustrations of Burges protests society's ills in a whole different manner- one that offends readers. Burgess stated in A Clockwork Condition that he initially wrote the novel to simply take a side against juvenile delinquency, but soon enough- it was against the purpose of human behavior. Burgess stated, “Human behavior must change—that much, he says, is self-evident, and few would disagree—and in order to do this we need a technology of human behavior (Burgess). Although profanity and violence play significant roles in the censorship of A Clockwork Orange and Fahrenheit 451, both novels offer impactful messages that changes the reader's
Anthony Burgess wrote A Clockwork Orange with three questions in mind- “Is freedom of choice really all that …show more content…
While Bradbury expresses the importance of freedom and metamorphosis through developing relationships, Burgess expresses that same importance through demolishing freedom. In A Clockwork Orange, the characters live socialist world in which no one reads anymore- similarly to Fahrenheit 451. Both authors advocate the change of human behavior, and most importantly- both fell victim to censorship. The lyrical writing of Bradbury and the clear illustrations of Burges protests society's ills in a whole different manner- one that offends readers. Burgess stated in A Clockwork Condition that he initially wrote the novel to simply take a side against juvenile delinquency, but soon enough- it was against the purpose of human behavior. Burgess stated, “Human behavior must change—that much, he says, is self-evident, and few would disagree—and in order to do this we need a technology of human behavior (Burgess). Although profanity and violence play significant roles in the censorship of A Clockwork Orange and Fahrenheit 451, both novels offer impactful messages that changes the reader's