Annotated Bibliography On Fahrenheit 451

Soren Schwartz
Ms. Kuryllo
English 12 AP
22 December 2014
Thesis: Bradbury’s use of literary devices show the cerebral decay of society by contrasting it with famous pieces of literature, myths, and political writings that have been disregarded wi th his society’s admiration of perfunctory writings.
Annotated Bibliography
Brown, Joseph. "'As the Constitution Says': Distinguishing Documents in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451." The Explicator, 67.1 (2008): 55-58.
This article discusses a point in the novel where Captain Beatty articulates the ideas behind the laws and norms of their oppressive society. Beatty explains “we all must be equal... not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal” (58). This is found in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution of the United States.

"‘Fahrenheit 451,’ Read by Tim Robbins." The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Nov. 2014.
Dave Itzkoff spends most of the article apologizing for society’s misinterpretation of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451”. “I hope Bradbury will overlook the transgression and forgive readers like me who have regarded “Fahrenheit 451” as perhaps his finest novel while being such poor stewards of its legacy.” Itzkoff explains how the book is a tale about intellect. Bradbury says that the book is “less about Big Brother and more about Little Sister.” He is talking about all of the things that take us away from our “intellectual pursuits” such as technology.
What a better way to make a claim about a book than to have the author back you up? This is strong evidence of idea that Fahrenheit 451 was not written as a 1984 about censorship, it was written to warn the people of conformity. This conformity brought simplicity and was a result of the development of technology.

McGiveron, Rafeeq O. "What 'Carried the Trick'? Mass Exploitation and the Decline of Thought in Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451.'."Extrapolation, 37.n3 (1996):