Fahrenheit 451
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''''Fahrenheit 451''''' is a [[dystopia]]n [[soft science fiction]] [[novel]] by [[Ray Bradbury]] that was published in [[1953]]. |
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| + | It is set in a society where [[censorship]] is prevalent, and moronic citizens learn only from [[television]]. Most books are banned and critical thought is suppressed. The central character, [[Guy Montag]], is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "[[book burning|book burner]]"). 451 [[Fahrenheit|degrees Fahrenheit]] is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper [[Autoignition temperature|catches fire]], and burns …". It was originally published as a shorter [[novella]], ''The Fireman'', in the February 1951 issue of ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]''. A [[Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film)|film adaptation]], by [[François Truffaut]], was released in 1966, and [[Fahrenheit 451 (2007 film)|another is anticipated]]. In addition to the movies, there have been at least two [[BBC Radio 4]] dramatizations, both of which follow the book very closely. | ||
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| + | The novel reflects several major concerns of the time of its writing: what Bradbury has called "the thought-destroying force" of censorship in the 1950s, the book-burnings in [[Nazi Germany]] starting in 1933, [[Josef Stalin|Stalin]]'s suppression of authors and books in the [[Soviet Union]], and the horrible consequences of the explosion of a [[nuclear weapon]]. "I meant all kinds of [[tyranny|tyrannies]] anywhere in the world at any time, right, left, or middle", Bradbury has said.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | ||
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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian soft science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury that was published in 1953.
It is set in a society where censorship is prevalent, and moronic citizens learn only from television. Most books are banned and critical thought is suppressed. The central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns …". It was originally published as a shorter novella, The Fireman, in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. A film adaptation, by François Truffaut, was released in 1966, and another is anticipated. In addition to the movies, there have been at least two BBC Radio 4 dramatizations, both of which follow the book very closely.
The novel reflects several major concerns of the time of its writing: what Bradbury has called "the thought-destroying force" of censorship in the 1950s, the book-burnings in Nazi Germany starting in 1933, Stalin's suppression of authors and books in the Soviet Union, and the horrible consequences of the explosion of a nuclear weapon. "I meant all kinds of tyrannies anywhere in the world at any time, right, left, or middle", Bradbury has said.[1] [May 2007]
