Censorship In Fahrenheit 451 And Pleasantville

What would life be like if everything was censored? First we must know what censorship is because it plays a very important role in both the novel Fahrenheit 451 and the film Pleasantville. Censorship is the practice of officially examining books, and what is viewed either on television and so on, but when examining these a higher power is suppressing the unacceptable parts. With that being said in both the novel and film we see the censorship over literature and television shows being run by that society’s government. Since Fahrenheit 451 and Pleasantville have both books and television censored we find that it is more valuable when our protagonists who once loved their part in their new society, in fact turn against their old ways and spark a rebellion to preserve what is considered outlawed. …show more content…
In our minds we think firemen and here to help and put out the fire and keep us safe from danger, but in Bradbury’s novel it’s in fact quite different. In Montag’s society firemen are similar to how cops are in our society. The firemen carry and abide by the laws and enforce the laws to the citizens. In fact Bradbury states “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (1). Once the firemen burning the outlawed literature they felt as though it was a sort of cleansing, but how could burning an inanimate object be such a relief to those of dystopian