Friday, January 18, 2013

Fahrenheit 451

• A novel by Ray Bradbury
• First published in 1953
• The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and firemen burn any house that contain them.
• This novel has been the subject of various interpretations, primarily focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas.
• A story about how television destroys interest in reading literature, which leads to a perception of knowledge.

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