The Old Guys

Novels all around the world have different thoughts and opinions, but when some novels state the true facts, citizens seem to not like them and try and get them banned. A lot of these controversial novels have the harsh truth in them which parents seem to debate against and do not want their children reading, such as The Help or To Kill A Mockingbird. The banning of novels are for multitude of different reasons, however when novels are banned a lot of humans speak out their opinions and state…

The Road is full of various symbols and images as the online book reviewer Ted Gioia stated in his review "The landscape—always important in setting the atmosphere in McCarthy’s books—hardly more inviting than a battlefield or the dark side of the moon"(Gioia, 2008). The most noticeable symbol would be the "fire" which has a total different meaning than in Miller's novel, the man several times throughout the novel mentions it to his son "You have to carry the fire. I dont know how to. Yes you do…

through unproductive TV show and radio programs. As Sam Weller suggests in his article “Ray Bradbury’s 180 on Fahrenheit 451” voicing Bradbury’ vision “Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury said, was a depiction of a society willfully dumbing itself down by staring at screens, stuffing its collective consciousness with useless factoids, empty ideas and throwaway reality”. Moreover, the various minority groups also contributed to the banning of books. As a very diverse society, America is filled with many…

Literature often reflects the times and society in which it is written- whether purposefully or incidentally. Through history literature has exposed evils and injustices, influenced change in governments, and, on a smaller scale, changed the hearts and minds of individuals; it’s importance shouldn’t be underestimated. Of all genres, Science fiction has long been underrated by mainstream literature, disregarded as being fanciful and even unimportant. Because of science fiction’s speculative and…

In the editorial, "Is Harry Potter Evil?", the author Judy Blume discusses the danger of allowing people to censor books so freely. Alex Beam, author of "Why Stop with Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'?", points his fingers towards the people whom he feels are making foolish decisions by banning books. Although both articles discuss the problems and dangers of banning books, they do so in different ways. They use many of the same techniques, but with different approaches. In "Is Harry Potter…

Dystopian Society has lived in all periods of time throughout history. It is a society that is often isolated from other societies. The author Ray Bradbury has portrayed Dystopian society as a government who often uses propagandas and threatens to make sure people stay loyal to the government. In contrast, a Utopian society is a society possessing highly desirable or near perfect qualities. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the main character [Montag] has lived in a Dystopian society…

Ray Bradbury used many different symbols in his novel Fahrenheit 451, but he used six specific symbols to really tell the story. The first of these symbols is the Phoenix. In Mediterranean mythologies, the phoenix is a bird that is consumed by fire but then rises from the ashes. The phoenix represents renewal, and the life that follows death. After the city is leveled by bombs, the character Granger directly compares humans and the story of the phoenix. The next symbol is the Salamander. The…

advertisement goes by showing that smoking kills, by comparing it to bullets in a gun. It is stating that using cigarettes can cause as much damage a bullet can. The message of this advertisement is focused towards anyone who smokes or anyone who is old enough to smoke. Smoking has major consequences and should be truly thought out before starting. This advertisement goes about showing all of the effects that smoking cause by putting a list of them open for anyone to see. This goes back to the…

The 1950s was known as time of civil rights progression and the fear of communism within America. But the censorship of literature and music that ran rampant in this time period is not recognized when you think of the 1950s. Classics and comics were a majority of the banning throughout this time period but not the only. Emergence of music types like R&B were also a huge ‘problem’ to many to what is played on the radio which this could be linked to the racism at the time. Pretty scandalous. The…

and firemen burn books instead of putting out fires. Bradbury uses many motifs such as repetition or symbolism. Fire, mirrors, and the thought of something being alive and dead are all examples of symbolism in this novel. See a world changed through Guy Montag, fireman, husband, citizen, an ordinary man. Throughout the book, Montag’s view of fire is constantly changing. At the start he finds fire great, “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened…