Censorship Censorship is a practice done worldwide. Throughout history, censorship has mainly been used to restrict the mind from certain topics. In today’s society, censorship is used to protect the minds of youth from the many degrading and inappropriate subjects showcased in books and almost every form of media. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, censorship is deeply rooted in its society and has wholly banned books in order to promote ignorance in the mind of its people, as well as equality among its citizens.
Censorship is a major theme in Fahrenheit 451 and is deeply explored and practiced. The novel demonstrates a totalitarian government which burns books because of the threat it presents. Books encourage critical thinking and are a great source of knowledge and ideas, and if the people were ever made aware of this fact, they would begin to question the ideologies and faults of their society. Lack of knowledge enables ignorance and ignorance promotes people who are susceptible to control. Another reason for the use of censorship in the novel is to promote equality. Some books contains materials that are offensive to the minorities. In time, books came to be seen as a dangerous means for one person to lord his or her knowledge and learning over someone else. For example, Beatty states, "Colored people don't like …show more content…
In certain situations, it is good to censor and restrict ideas and topics from the public, such as protecting the people from self-harm and inequality in the society depicted in Fahrenheit 451, or protecting the minds of the young and innocent from obscene and disturbing topics, such as drug, rape, and abuse. In other situations, censorship hinders growth and puts a limit to creative thinking in children and young adults, as well as limit the exposure to concepts completely new to a person. Censorship, all in all, will continue to be used through time whether for good or ill
Censorship is a major theme in Fahrenheit 451 and is deeply explored and practiced. The novel demonstrates a totalitarian government which burns books because of the threat it presents. Books encourage critical thinking and are a great source of knowledge and ideas, and if the people were ever made aware of this fact, they would begin to question the ideologies and faults of their society. Lack of knowledge enables ignorance and ignorance promotes people who are susceptible to control. Another reason for the use of censorship in the novel is to promote equality. Some books contains materials that are offensive to the minorities. In time, books came to be seen as a dangerous means for one person to lord his or her knowledge and learning over someone else. For example, Beatty states, "Colored people don't like …show more content…
In certain situations, it is good to censor and restrict ideas and topics from the public, such as protecting the people from self-harm and inequality in the society depicted in Fahrenheit 451, or protecting the minds of the young and innocent from obscene and disturbing topics, such as drug, rape, and abuse. In other situations, censorship hinders growth and puts a limit to creative thinking in children and young adults, as well as limit the exposure to concepts completely new to a person. Censorship, all in all, will continue to be used through time whether for good or ill