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

Extreme Censorship in Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit(postnominal) 451Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 was an interesting Science fictionthriller that provided an odd view on the censorship of books. Not just somebooks, but all books. An entire misshapen culture and civilization where allbooks are prohibited. And the penalty for being caught with books is that thebooks essential be burned and in some cases the penalty may pull up stakes to death. In thistale of censorship and self discovery, Bradbury leads the reader through a shortperiod in the life of the protagonist, Guy Montag. A reliever strugglingwith his conscience to determine if a society without books is right.Fahrenheit 451 has an socialize theme and plot and a well paced paper line.This book combines catchy description and well thought out characters to puttogether a gripping story that keeps the readers attention. It is interesting tosee how a once polemical topic could create such a dystopia.Fahrenheit 451 had many examples of unassailable writing techniques that made ita good novel. One technique that Bradbury did a good job of utilize wasdescription. He described things specifically using outstanding similes andpersonifications. One example is how he mentioned the fire hose. He called itthe large python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world. (Bradbury3) This made the reader not except visualize the hose but get a feel for the climeabout the firemen at that time. Another example of good description is how hedescribed the physical appearance of the firemen. Their charcoal-grey 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 quarrel that relate to their job as a fireman. Finally,an excellent example of Bradburys descriptive writing was when Montag pulledthe trigger and set Captain Beatty on fire. There was a hiss like a greatmouthful of spittle thum ping a red-hot stove, a bubbling and frothing as ifsalinity had been poured over a monstrous black snail to cause a terribleliquefaction and a boiling over of yellow foam. (117)A distinguishable aspect of writing that made Fahrenheit 451 a good story wasthe way he kept the book well paced. There were a couple of(prenominal) dead spots in the story andfew spots that pushed the plot line along too quickly. Another aspect of thestory that made it enjoyable was the characters and their relations to eachother. Each character brought a special break out to the story that effected theplot and other characters.