Montag's Concern For The Value Of Censorship In Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Censorship in the society in Fahrenheit 451 reflect Bradbury’s concern for the value of knowledge in the current world. Guy Montag is a creative fireman who reflects on burning books in a American city his anti-intellectualism which stems from fear of conflict brings on unhappiness, which is resolved using censorship.

“While a broad consensus exists on the importance of Bradbury’s novel in term of its stylistic qualities and its critical commentary on censorship, book burning, and american culture, critical scholar shows a range of interpretations” (Reid). “There are a few rare exceptions,such as three-dimensional comic books, trade journals and, of course, rule books, those mainstays of any oppressive society”(Bloom). “Bradbury’s description of all fireman as

When he respond to his alarm that an old woman has a stash of literature the woman shock him by wanting to be burned alive with her books. “Montag’s conversation with clarisse raise his awareness of the discrepancies between the past as remembered and official history, and later beatty himself also reveals the fabricated nature of the discourse of happiness” (Bulgozdi). Then a few days later he hears about Clarisse has been killed by a speeding car. Montag’s dissatisfaction with life ultimately increase he start to try to find answers in a stash a books which he stole from his own fires which was hidden inside an air conditioner vent. “ Beatty, seeing his distress when montag feel “sick” and feigns illness, explains the reveal advent of the fireman in phrases the echo have lock’s concept of the loss of the “warm room” but takes it to extreme limit” (Bloom). When Montag fails to show up for work, his fire chief, Beatty, pays a visit to his house. Beatty says it is very normal for fireman's to