Fahrenheit 451 Should Be Banned

Burn it,” (Bradbury 59, 7)-- and eventually people began getting offended by so many things, that eventually all books were banned. Similarly, people are very easily offended in today’s society. For example, some Christians were insulted by a coffee cup that mentions Hannukah, but not Christmas. Another point to be made is the censorship of books in schools-- obviously, a huge part of Fahrenheit 451 is the banishment of books. “‘Do you ever read any of the books you burn?’ He laughed. ‘That’s against the law!’ (Bradbury 8, 3-4).. Many schools ban books from their libraries and reading lists. However, that isn’t really the same as banishing and burning all books. In Fahrenheit 451, the government chooses exactly what people hear and see, and is very controlling. “Any man’s insane who thinks he can fool the government and us,’” (Bradbury 33, 8). Today, some countries’ governments are similarly controlling. North Korea, for example, is listed as

Despite the use of explicit language in Fahrenheit 451, it should be studies in schools for it conveys an important message of thinking for yourself and places emphasis on the value of written text and literature as a whole.

Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1953 by Ray Bradbury in the US. His book is set in a dystopian society where books are illegal and and thinking is restricted. Instead of firemen putting out fires, they start them.. Bradbury’s famous book has been mainly challenged by middle schools and high schools. While Fahrenheit 451 maybe the most controversial novel in the 20th century, it holds the award as being one of the most notable banned books in history. No other book has been written like this so mysterious and real. The idea of how books are banned doesn’t really matter to most people. While Fahrenheit 451 might include some vulgar language and profanity, it shares ideas that can help young people.

Do you think that our society is bad or good? Should Donald Trump be president, or should Bernie Sanders be president? Fahrenheit 451’s society is terrible. Their government/laws is worse, the fireman are bad and the banning of books in their society. “Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light” (Vera Nazarian). If books are being banned then a door won’t open and let in more light. In Fahrenheit 451 they have a living room like in America and the similarities is that there are electronics and no one communicates in the living room.

Fahrenheit 451 has been censored to high school audiences and younger because of multiples controversies and mature themes within the book. The article "Fahrenheit 451." from Novels for Students (a section of Gale Virtual Reference Library) states that one reason why Fahrenheit 451 is banned is because “The book people, represented mostly by scholars, will save humanity, while ordinary people

Throughout the decades, certain restrictions have been shown in various forms from newspapers to television to social media. In America today, it serves as a positive outcome due to it protecting children from watching certain shows that they are too young to see. However, there are negative effects of censorship still prevalent in some parts of the world today. Censorship can block new and varied beliefs and ideas, which hides information from the public. Consequently, this is seen in the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury. In the dystopian society, many of the citizens daily routine consists of the act of burning books, watching manipulative “parlor families” on television, and not being accepted for doing things out of the norm. The residents in the story are limited to only juvenile thinking and actions which makes the society less diverse and knowledgeable. Even though restrictions can be effective at times, the author expresses the sense of censorship and how it is a bad influence by revealing certain characters that are affected by the restrictive society.

As I see it Fahrenheit 451 should be restricted because some material of the book would be too vivid and violent for younger audiences. Sections of the literature could cause children to think that violence and to be more specific, burning things, is okay. I concur that strict parents would definitely not allow this book due to violence and some ideas that would go against someone’s

“Are you crazy? Fahrenheit 451 should not be banned! This is an astonishing novel, written by the ingenious author, Ray Bradbury. He is the one who wrote the novel with so many beneficial, underlying messages, which happen to be true about our lives and even more so about our society. It offers so much more than what you think”, I disagreed as I interjected the outraged crowd of opinionated individuals, who protested outside of the Wheatfield Public Library. As most in this community can tell, the banning of Fahrenheit 451 has caused a tremendous outbreak within the people, and it has caused for everyone to either choose to encourage the banning of Fahrenheit 451 or to oppose it. As a definite result, I am against the banning of Fahrenheit 451, and it is not just for pity reasons. I am opposing the banning for so much more than that. My first reason to oppose the banning is that so many people think the theme of this book is about rebelling, which this is not the case. Instead, the theme is about having the courage to make a drastic change within yourself and society because you solely believe it is right no matter what the consequences are. Even from the quotes you find within the book, you can tell the progress that Montag makes towards change, and from those quotes are not signs of destruction. It is signs of self-assessment and coming to reality to admit he needs to make the transformation in his life for the better of him and those of his society. From this underlying

For example, during school, teachers are not allowed to express their political or religious beliefs. Even though this may not be as extreme as book burning, it is just a passive version the burning. Students are also not allowed to bring any religious texts in fear offending another student’s beliefs. A stunning similarity is found in Fahrenheit 451, “Colored people don’t like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don’t feel good about Uncle Tom’s cabin. Burn it. Someone’s written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity, Montag.” (59).” This is mirrored by Fahrenheit 451 because in the novel, books that offend or scare others are merely just destroyed. Another example is, “There must be something in the books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house…” (51). Students are often blocked from seeing web pages that don’t deem as appropriate when using computers at school. It is understandable with younger children, but many would argue that high schoolers should be able to make decisions themselves, without constant

“Books aren't people. You read and I look all around, but there isn't anybody!” That quote was taken From Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. “We'll never feel safe again, and so it's bye-bye innocence. It's been nice knowing you, but you're gone now.” A quote taken from the book Tomorrow, when the war began By John Madsen. Two books that have numerously been challenged. While these books have some common points they also differ in the lesson that they teach at the end of the book. Fahrenheit 451 should be banned because it shows a world where people are technology involved and where violence has taken over. “

When Fahrenheit 451 was written it was warning American society about many different things one main thing it was warning us about is censorship. Fahrenheit 451 is a book based on how society tried to censor everything they did from having only specific TV programs to no books allowed, if you were to have a book then you were punished. Fahrenheit 451 can still be used today to help American society, it shows you the world with censorship and how it would be like with no books and how clueless people are without books.

In Guy Montag's society of 451 reading is banned so it takes away your privilege to gain knowledge. Montag's job as a firefighter is to burn books which basically destroys knowledge. Until a girl named Clarisse McClellan got introduced to Montag's life, Montag never really actually thought about his job burning books. McClellan asked Montag if he ever reads the books that he burns, Montag had no answer.

Despite various attempts to remove the book form the public’s eye, Fahrenheit 451 is still being read today. Whether or not a ban would be justified or not is a controversial issue. Advocates for the ban of the book argues that people should not be exposed to Fahrenheit 451 questionable content. On the other side of the aisle, people argues that Fahrenheit 451 have enhanced our society’s point of view on numerous topics. While some people think that the content should not be shown to to public, I believe that an outright ban on the book is not justifiable because it will undermines Ray Bradbury’s work, promotes the use of censorship, and due to fact that the material in the book does not have any negative effect on the morality in society.

In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury presents a cautionary message that humanity could be headed down a path of anti-knowledge and instant gratification. The novel is set in a world where people are obsessed with television and the immediate stimulation is provides. Rather than read books that have different opinions and viewpoints, corrupted messages that encourage non-independent thinking are shoved down the throats of the citizens through television and radio. In modern times, our society is obsessed with television and consumerism as well, just not to the same degree. It is important that one could read this novel and heed the warning it presents, or at least be aware of the potential dangers of immediate gratification. Bradbury himself criticized society’s obsession with television. He explicitly said the novel is a story about how television drives the interest away from reading. Generally, reading is seen as a commendable activity and is taught extensively in schools. This being true, then doesn’t it make sense to allow this novel, with this powerful message, to be read by students? There is a quote from the novel by the main antagonist, Captain Beatty, which encompasses a perception of reality that Bradbury fears our society is headed toward. “We must all be alike. Not everyone is born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. Each man the image of

The use of censorship to examine and eliminate elements in media that are found to be unorthodox or radical has been prevalent in society for centuries. Through censorship, ideas found to be objectionable or offensive are repressed. In his prophetic novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury denotes the common practice of government censorship of books as a suppressive and marginalizing concept for humans because it strips them of the realities, truths, and meaning behind books and deprives them the freedom to deliberate and act on them. The protagonist, Guy Montag lives in a futuristic, American society and is a ‘firemen’; a group of men that deflect the old conventional purpose of stopping fires, to creating