Population In Fahrenheit 451

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In the modern day, much of the public population would agree that censorship is not only unpleasant but ineffective and stirs more distaste between populations and those in control. As generations continue to evolve, personal rights improve and become more inclusive, but many dystopian novels are built on the basis of censorship. However, a totalitarian government can’t ever have definite control over a population, as there will always be one or a group of outliers with views that contrast with theirs. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the surroundings of a censored society shape Montag’s loyalty to his career until he is exposed to ideas of free will, which reveals the instability of censorship in a society built on control. Initially, the