Fahrenheit 451 Book Review Essay

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Fabiola Amisial
Mrs. Erin Bobby
English 10
14 November 2016
Novel Critique In the novel "Fahrenheit 451" the the author Ray Bradbury, wrote the novel about a society that believed books were for burning and where thinking was discouraged. Bradbury had expressed how he felt as though our society was leaning towards destruction. During the time period that he wrote Fahrenheit 451, the Holocaust and Communism spread throughout the globe. The spread of this horrifying genocide and dreaded system had caused America to become a nation of little privacy and an overabundance of accusations. This dystopian novel is a very popular classic of world literature and is said to have influenced many readers. Set in the twenty-fourth century, Fahrenheit 451 introduces a new world in which the media controls the groups, and overpopulation and censorship have taken over. In this setting, books are considered evil because they make people question and think. All "intellectual curiosity and hunger for knowledge must be quelled for the good of the state" which is for conformity. Without ideas, everyone conforms, and as a result, everyone should be happy. However, when books and new ideas are given to people, conflict and unhappiness occur. Fahrenheit 451 relates to burning books and is the destruction of …show more content…
It speaks out against the repression of individuality within a totalitarian government, illustrating to the reader the damage that is caused through the loss of individual, the rights of freedom of thought and expression. Ray Bradbury’s argument forces the reader to look at their own society and its social structure. The use of narrative structure, characterization, motifs, and symbols, reinforces and makes his argument even more powerful. Whether we agree with Bradbury’s argument or not, one thing is for sure we must always attempt to better ourselves with knowledge and form our own
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