Ray Bradbury has influenced our culture in unique ways. He was an esteemed science fiction writer and major screenplay contributor that influenced many. He helped bring science fiction writing to light and helped write for many famous and controversial films. He even wrote the screenplay for the 1956 Moby Dick film. But perhaps one of his most influencing pieces is his novel, Fahrenheit 451. While popular interpretation is that Fahrenheit 451 is about censorship, Bradbury directly disagrees. He says that the theme is about television and technology making it harder for us to understand other more complicated medias, like books.
Fahrenheit 451 is a book set in a futuristic dystopian society in which humans are attached to, and somewhat controlled by, our technology, and where books are outlawed and burned by a government group called “Firemen.” The main character, Guy Montag, is one of these firemen. In the beginning he meets a new neighbor named Clarisse, who would ask if he had read any of the books that he was told to burn, which sets a clear and adventurous path for Guy Montag. Soon after, he steals a book from a targeted house and reads it to his wife and her friend. Then Montag gets …show more content…
He even had his own television series that ran for 6 years, from 1985 to 1992, called Ray Bradbury Theater. On his show, Bradbury would narrate short films, based off of his short stories. His show also had multiple celebrity appearances, including William Shatner and Jeff Goldblum. He also had a screenplay called The Halloween Tree, based off of one of his short stories. The writing for this film earned him an Emmy. He has done that and so much more, and now he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of how much he contributed to the movie scene. There is also a crater on the moon, called Dandelion Crater, named after one of Bradbury’s books called Dandelion
Fahrenheit 451 is a book set in a futuristic dystopian society in which humans are attached to, and somewhat controlled by, our technology, and where books are outlawed and burned by a government group called “Firemen.” The main character, Guy Montag, is one of these firemen. In the beginning he meets a new neighbor named Clarisse, who would ask if he had read any of the books that he was told to burn, which sets a clear and adventurous path for Guy Montag. Soon after, he steals a book from a targeted house and reads it to his wife and her friend. Then Montag gets …show more content…
He even had his own television series that ran for 6 years, from 1985 to 1992, called Ray Bradbury Theater. On his show, Bradbury would narrate short films, based off of his short stories. His show also had multiple celebrity appearances, including William Shatner and Jeff Goldblum. He also had a screenplay called The Halloween Tree, based off of one of his short stories. The writing for this film earned him an Emmy. He has done that and so much more, and now he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of how much he contributed to the movie scene. There is also a crater on the moon, called Dandelion Crater, named after one of Bradbury’s books called Dandelion