Farhenheit 451
Imagine a future in which all books are banned and censored in an attempt to keep the human race from thinking for themselves. Such a lifestyle is depicted in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by author Ray Bradbury. This frightening world is one in which people are controlled by the government in every way. A number of restrictions are placed upon the people of this society. One of which is the prohibition of the possession and/or reading of literature. The firemen of this time are paid not to protect citizens from the danger of fires, but to burn all books to ashes. One fireman, by the name of Montag is opened up to the ways of a life in which people read, think, and live freely. This is the story Ray Bradbury imagines of the future. Bradbury uses poetic devices throughout the novel to paint vivid images in the reader’s mind. Two of these poetic devices are the use of fire and water to portray different meanings. Bradbury refers to fire and its purpose on a number of occasions. To the firemen, fire symbolizes purification through the burning of books. This is ironic since such an act usually denotes destruction. Captain Beatty, chief of the fire department, believes that “fire is bright and fire is clean.”. Thi
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Approximate Word count = 862
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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