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Fahrenheit 451. By Ray Bradbury. An American Satire. A literary work that criticizes a subject by ridiculing it and evoking toward it an attitude of amusement, contempt, or scorn. Much of satire’s main purpose is REFORM. It’s written to make you think! Usually directed at the government.
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Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury
An American Satire • A literary work that criticizes a subject by ridiculing it and evoking toward it an attitude of amusement, contempt, or scorn. Much of satire’s main purpose is REFORM. • It’s written to make you think! • Usually directed at the government
What is F451 satirizing? • Anti-intellectualism • Book-burning • CENSORSHIP!
Censor • A person whose task is to examine literature, motion pictures, mail, etc., and to remove or prohibit anything considered unsuitable
Suggested synonyms: • Restrict • Veto • Judge • Forbid • Purify • Take out • Disapprove