“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them, I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist” (Flood). Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, that are considered obscene, politically acceptable, or a threat in security.
He wanted to burn the books because in the novel books were prohibited and were send to burn by firefighters. In other words, they were censored. All types of books, poetry, biographies, history books, they were all banned so people were being denied the right of knowledge and information books contained. Also they were burning them because fire would destroy them completly, that why he said that fire was bright and clean, it would leave absolutley no trace of the book that once exsisted. The next quote i'm explaining is: "We are living in a time where flowers try to live on good flowers, instead of growing on good rain and black loam".
“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others. Their fear is only their inability to face what is real, and I can’t vent any anger against them, I only feel this appalling sadness. Somewhere, in their upbringing, they were shielded against the total facts of our existence. They were only taught to look one way when many ways exist” (Flood). Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, that are considered obscene, politically acceptable, or a threat in security.
In today's society there are books that are banned because of not being appropriate to modern society. This compares to Fahrenheit’s society because they burn books and limit information like the banning of books in today’s society. An example of a book that is banned is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Banned Books Week an organization that celebrates the freedom to read states,”Twain’s book is one of the most-challenged of all time and is frequently challenged even today because of its frequent use of the word “nigger.” Otherwise it is alleged the book is “racially insensitive,” “oppressive,” and “perpetuates racism” (Banned Books Week, 2000). This demonstrates that
Their community also uses very strict censorship to restrict people’s emotions and understandings. The world’s increased censorship, such as blocking internet searches and certain books, would appall Huxley because he believes in individuals forming their own opinions in order to contribute to society in their own unique ways. In Brave New World, the World State bans well known works such as Othello and Romeo and Juliet due to the mental capacity of their citizens. The controllers decided to ban these books because they “...haven’t any use for old things ... and [they] don’t want people to be attracted by old things. [They] want them to like the new ones” (225).
Throughout the whole book, it has shown that his feeling regarding books did change. He realized that books were very important to Human Psychology. Montag objected to this decree and save books from being eliminated entirely. So he snatched books and hid them from the government and everyone else in the neighborhood. He also wanted to help save Clarisse’s ideas from also dying, by acting out against the government and being the different one in the crowd/society.
Psychotic Depression if maintained properly can be controlled. In fact, Psychotic Depression is when someone has serious depression, and it does show forms of psychosis. Furthermore, psychosis is when someone has false fixed beliefs and have symptoms of guilt, poverty, or illness. Equally important, Psychotic Depression is somewhat like other types of depressions because they can alter areas of someone’s life and can change the mood, behavior, and some physical functions like sleep and more. Additionally, Psychotic Depression can make people lose focus in their passion and can lead to suicidal thoughts.
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury conceptualizes a society based on censorship. In the society depicted in the novel, books are burned when they are discovered in anyone 's possession. Montag’s job is to burn books and the houses containing them to ash. “‘Do you ever read any of the books you burn?’ ‘That’s against the law’” (Bradbury, 8)! Montag seems horrified that Clarisse would ask him a question with such an obvious answer, but the truth is Montag is really curious as to what lies within these forbidden books.
What I think Bradbury is trying to say is that the government is trying to give the people of the town a sensation of happiness so that they don’t necessarily think about the things, like banding books and how they are or were being controlled. In the society featured in Fahrenheit 451 books are burned so that the people don’t get any ideas, find historical happenings, or anything that may make them think that the government is doing the wrong thing. Bradbury is basically saying that the government is manipulating the citizens into letting them control them. Instead of letting people know and learn about what happened in the past so it doesn’t repeat, they try to solve the problem by making history completely disappear. No, I don’t believe that our technology driven world has necessarily driven us into a non-thinking society.
Like a lot of other books in our curriculum Catcher in the Rye teaches a moral lesson. Throughout the novel it depicts Holden and his struggles society and how he copes with it. The novel’s possible theme is that one should not conform to societal norms and to just be yourself. Holden dislikes people that conform to the norms of society and constantly calls them phony. In conclusion, the novel Catcher in the Rye should be banned because of its inappropriate and sexual topics.