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Analysis Of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

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Written by Ray Bradbury and originally published in October of 1953, was the book Fahrenheit 451. A book on the shorter side which shows a bleak, dystopian future, with some claims being similar to Orwell’s book, 1984. Having fully read the book myself, I can say that this book is completely deserving of the praise it receives, being an amazing book, that truly should be read by everyone at least once. The book has many lessons to learn about it, and many warnings that are important, but in today’s age of information, these warnings are crucial to know and understand. Here’s why Fahrenheit 451, truly is a great book.

The books central theme is that of the banning, and illegalization of books. With the fireproofing of homes, firemen now go around, burning the books as having them is now a crime against the state. The importance of books in the world is an important theme shown across the history. This is because books possess information, and the information is powerful. As it says in Fahrenheit 451, (1) “This book has pores… The more pores, the more truthfully recorded details of life per square inch,”. Books have the ability to show the reality of the world, to give you information. No matter how many times this message is preached, it’s still a very important message. It’s a message people need to hear, for if they forget it could be devastating. Germany under the Nazi party is well known for burning books. This is because books are powerful, the can kill regimes such as

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