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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury. Author Information. Ray Douglas Bradbury - born August 22, 1920 in Illinois He is a science fiction writer, but he has also earned acclaim in poetry, drama, and screenwriting. As a boy, his life revolved around magic and reading .

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

  2. Author Information • Ray Douglas Bradbury- born August 22, 1920in Illinois • He is a science fiction writer, but he has also earned acclaim in poetry, drama, and screenwriting.

  3. As a boy, his life revolved around magic and reading. • His family’s favorite holiday was Halloween (more celebrated than Christmas).

  4. He began writing in 1931 at the age of eleven. • In 1937, he published his own newspaper called Futuria Fantasia. • He wrote by recalling his own experiences and emotions.

  5. Book Information • Fahrenheit 451 began as a short story called “The Fireman” (1951). He expanded it and published Fahrenheit 451in 1953.

  6. “Book Burning” = the suppression of writing. • The central theme of the novel is Censorship.

  7. Significance to the title = the temperature at which book paper burns.

  8. Significance of the epigram= If they give you ruled paper, write the other way (a challenge to authority).

  9. Homes in the book are fireproofed so that the firemen no longer put out fires – instead they start fires.

  10. Firemen are the caretakers of this future society’s peace of mind. • Firemen burn books as a means of maintaining social order.

  11. Guy Montag’s (main character) job is to seek out and destroy any home in which books have been found.

  12. Government Motto: Books are evil and they must be destroyed. The government believes that when books and ideas are available to people, conflict and unhappiness occur.

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