Censorship In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

In the novel “Brave New World”, the world state censors: media, literature and music and the things that fall in those categories. They do this to control their citizens’ actions and influence the way they think Just like a dystopian society would, which is brought upon with technology and by higher authorities.

“If someone tells you what a story is about, they are probably right. If they tell you that is all the story is about, they are very definitely wrong.” (Neil Gaiman). This quote connects to how stories, are not just based off of one topic, but are based off of several topics that can all relate to the central idea or message. Similarly, it represents how others’ perspectives on what the meaning of a true story is can be different from others. In this case, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel written by author Ray Bradbury, in which the protagonist and firemen, Guy Montag is required to burn and destroy books in the homes of citizens. Montag does not usually question why he does this, until he meets a fellow young

Censorship is the practice of examining pieces of information and taking out the unacceptable parts. Governments use censorship to create perfect societies, but deep down, they cannot censor how people really think and feel. In reality, censorship is a form of destruction that ruins valuable information. In the book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the movie Pleasantville by Gary Ross, and the article "Freedom To Read Is Still In Danger" by The Huffington Post, the authors share a similar theme of how governments use censorship. In Fahrenheit 451, the society uses censorship through burning books. The government in the movie Pleasantville does not want people to have feelings. Lastly, in the article, the United States has the idea that some

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury books are the sworn enemy and only thing keeping people from happiness. Since books take away happiness, people start to question or even shun them. Bradbury’s society has taught people to value tangible things rather than fictional books. Books aside, the society made other, less time consuming things for people to do with their free time. Since these activities do not require much brain power, the general public’s attention span has decreased greatly. However, other people take the discouragement of books as motivation to further preserve the classics. It depends on if they are able to see through the ploy, or if they get caught up in it. The effects of censorship on individuals and/or society in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 are a general distrust of books and people who read them, a very limited attention span in a pleasure-seeking people, and rebellion in the form of memorization.

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One of the main themes of the novel Fahrenheit 451 is censorship. Censorship is n: the action of a censor esp. in stopping the transmission or publication of matter considered objectionable. That is, of course, according to the guys over at Merriam-Webster.

In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 people use censorship to ensure no one is offended. Since books are banned, the society feels that there is a need for instant gratification. The society spend more time doing instead of think for themselves. In today's world our society's need to make life easier will result in the same society as Montag's with extreme uses censorship the need for instant gratification and the less and in less time thinking.

In today’s world, a number of topics that are considered to be mature are being censored. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, touches upon the topic. The book indicates that censorship is not justifiable and letting people think freely is what makes the world what it is. Censoring subjects that are considered mature is not justifiable. Censorship limits the author and restricts the readers, prepares people to fail in real world situations, and humans have the right to know about any subject comes to mind.

In Fahrenheit 451, owning and reading books is illegal. Members of society focus only on entertainment and speeding through life. If books are found, they are burned and their owner is arrested. If the owner refuses to abandon the books, as is the case with the Old Woman, he or she often dies, burning along with the books. People with interests outside of technology and entertainment are viewed as strange, and possible threats. In this novel, censorship plays an enormous role and is noted to be the most important theme through the actions of the people and the reason why the banned books in the first place.

In the 1950s, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 with the intent to warn society about the dangers of technology and censorship. The 1950s however, did not present most of the technology that we today. Television was not created in the 50s, but this is when it became very popular for the average person to buy one. The first video recorder what created in the early 1950s. In 1954, the transistor radio become one of the most popular electronic communication devices in history. Little did Ray Bradbury and the people of the 50s know that in 2017 we were going to be able to have all three of these things combined into one small handheld device and that most people would own one of these devices. Already in the 1950s, Ray Bradbury saw something in technology and the way that it affected people that concerned him. That was over 60 years ago and technology has sprung forward in advancements since that time. Bradbury already noticed a trend in people’s need to be entertained and numbed through the things that they did and watched in the 1950s and he used his ideas of what the future would be like to serve as a warning for readers.

While censorship is certainly used as a method of social barrier in Fahrenheit 451, While censorship is certainly used as a method of social barrier in Fahrenheit 451, it is not as much of a problem as the forced dumbing-down of society. Because the government wants to keep the people contented, they removed the intellectual idea of books so that nobody would have conflicting opinions. However, this became a self replicating situation, people stopped caring about other possible ideas and only about keeping themselves content with television entertainment. Censorship is noticed in many different ways in Fahrenheit 451. Normally if someone was asked about the roles of firemen, they would assume to put out a fire.

During the time period of this novel, the culture and images being pushed upon people depicts relationships of no complexity or affection (Magill, ed. 253). Falling in love is one of life’s greatest pleasures and the government has taken that away. Montag and Mille even fall victim to this with their marriage, in fact, they do not even know how they met (Bradbury 45). This seems to bother Montag but Millie, who is more naive and has been completely brainwashed by the government, sees it as no big deal whatsoever. In fact, Mille seems to have seen it as a joke, which was apparent when she makes the remark, ‘Funny, how funny, not to remember where or when you met your husband ’r wife’(46). Another instance of government oppression resulting in

Imagine a world where everybody loathes books and burns them. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury; Montang is in this imaginary world where books are illegal. Reading books in this dystopia society can get you killed or put in jail. Censorship is only dangerous if humans are not aware of it. Montang was just a clone of everybody else until he staring reading books and realize that censorship is very important; it made him learn new things and new perspective about society.

Fahrenheit 451 has been banned or challenged throughout its existence, and students and parents alike met each act of censorship with strong retaliation because they know the themes and lessons the novel (independence, activism, and freedom of speech) will influence the reader more than the brief mentions of substance abuse, profanity, and anti-religious content. This novel, in its purest form, should be available to students all across the nation.

One may think that the society in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a gross representation of the future, but perhaps our society isn’t that much different. In his foreword to the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley envisioned this statement when he wrote: "To make them love it is the task assigned, in present-day totalitarian states, to ministries of propaganda...." Thus, through hypnopaedic teaching (brainwashing), mandatory attendance to community gatherings, and the use of drugs to control emotions, Huxley bitterly satirized the society in which we live.