Essay On Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

Censorship is about deciding on what people can and cannot see within a society chosen by a select group. Censorship is at the heart of the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451; firemen start the fires rather than extinguishing them. The firemen in this novel are the ones who enforce censorship by burning down any houses if books are known to be present inside. The firemen burn books because of the endless amount of power and knowledge displayed in these novels, which is feared by the government. It is believed that by burning books it therefore removes any possible threats towards the government. It blocks out any content which may come across as harmful to some people, further limiting and restricting people to what they can see. The novel Fahrenheit 451 demonstrates …show more content…
Censorship is a dangerous tool used by those in power to maintain an organized society and avoiding or silencing those who would challenge their beliefs. While examining censorship in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury sends a direct message to the readers of what can happen if citizens allow the …show more content…
Ray Bradbury explains the dangers of being so consumed with technology. This is a futuristic novel but can easily be applied to our own society because of how technology plays such a large role and what would happen if our access to information was either limited or eliminated altogether. In the context of Fahrenheit 451 the authorities had demanded that all books are to be banned. Civilians in this society believe that using fire to burn their problems eliminates their problems for good, but in reality this creates a corrupt dystopian society. Unfortunately many citizens did not argue with the law because they didn 't want their ideas to be challenged or didn 't want to receive criticism from the government or from their peers. This resulted in many civilians not