Extreme Censorship in Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 :: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Extreme Censorship in Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 was an interesting Science fictionthriller that provided an odd view on the censoring of books. Not just somebooks, but all books. An entire distorted culture and civilization where allbooks are prohibited. And the penalty for being caught with books is that thebooks must be burned and in some cases the penalty may lead to death. In thistale of censorship and self disc everyplacey, Bradbury leads the reader through a short extremity in the life of the protagonist, Guy Montag. A firefighter strugglingwith his conscience to determine if a society without books is right.Fahrenheit 451 has an entertaining theme and plot and a wholesome paced story line.This book combines catchy description and well thought out characters to puttogether a gripping story that keeps the readers attention. It is interesting to go across how a once controversial topic could create such a dystopia.Fahrenheit 451 had many examples of good writing techniques that make ita good novel. bingle technique that Bradbury did a good job of using wasdescription. He take outd things specifically using outstanding similes andpersonifications. One example is how he mentioned the fire hose. He called itthe great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world. (Bradbury3) This made the reader not only visualize the hose but get a feel for the likingabout the firemen at that time. Another example of good description is how hedescribed the physical appearance of the firemen. Their charcoal hair andtheir soot-colored brows and their bluish-ash-smeared cheeks where they hadshaven close. (32) The adjectives charcoal and soot-colored describe the colorof their hair but also are words that relate to their job as a fireman. Finally,an excellent example of Bradburys descriptive writing was when Montag pulledthe elicitation and set Captain Beatty on fire. There was a hiss like a greatmouthful of spittle banging a red-hot st ove, a bubbling and frothing as ifsalt had been poured over a monstrous black snail to cause a terribleliquefaction and a boiling over of yellow foam. (117)A different aspect of writing that made Fahrenheit 451 a good story wasthe way he kept the book well paced. There were few dead spots in the story andfew spots that pushed the storyline along too quickly. Another aspect of thestory that made it enjoyable was the characters and their relations to eachother. Each character brought a special part to the story that effected theplot and other characters.