Ray Bradbury raises some very important concerns in his book, Fahrenheit 451. Even though it was written over half a century ago, the issues portrayed in Fahrenheit 451are as clear today as they were 50 years ago. Ray Bradbury uses a wide variety of analogies and imagery to heighten the emphasis on the story’s main themes and issues. Perhaps one of the greatest themes in this book is the ignorance of society. The first way that Ray Bradbury develops this theme is through technology. Technology provided a more realistic and controlling way to portray information to the society. The T.V. parlors, for example, were very interactive. One could actually speak with the people in the walls and they would reply. The T.V. parlors were flashy and attractive; it didn’t require a person to actually think. A book on the other hand, wasn’t as appealing. A person actually had to read and process the information that they were reading. “‘You can shut them [books]’, say ‘Hold on a......

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Title: Fahrenheit 451
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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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