Analysis on Fahrenheit 451 One of the major themes in the novel "Fahrenheit 451" is censorship. In

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Analysis on Fahrenheit 451

        One of the major themes in the novel “Fahrenheit 451” is censorship. In the novel, books are forbidden to read and own in the future world. If anyone reads books, or possesses books in their homes, it’s illegal and if they are seen with books, the firefighters would come and burn the books to ashes. The people in this society did not want to think, they did not care about everything else, and they watch TV, listen to radio all day long and do not enjoy nature. They let the government think for themselves instead of think individually. Montag was one of them. However, after he met Clarisse, the old woman, and Faber, he began to lose faith in his job and started to wonder are books really bad or actually good for people.

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        In Bradbury’s novel, society has become an extreme that all literature is illegal to possess.  No longer can books be read, not only because they might offend someone, but because books raise questions that often lead to revolutions and even anarchy.  The thinking that arises from reading books can often be dangerous, and the government doesn’t want to put up with this danger.  Yet this philosophy, according to Bradbury, completely ignores the benefits of knowledge.  Knowledge can cause disharmony, but in many ways, knowledge of the past, which is recorded in books, can prevent man from making similar mistakes in ...

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