Is F451 about censorship?

So I suppose we need to take a moment and talk about the concept of censorship in F451.

Consider what the author saidd in the interview (posted earlier today) about how books are people. At the end of the novel, we saw the author take that to a very literal place. Another big idea is that books are dangerous because they contain ideas. These ideas, according to the fire chief, become dangerous because books offer different ideas, which may lead to confusion and unhappiness.

The idea of burning books - and therefore silencing these people, these ideas - is definitely censorship. I don't think you can get around that.

Bradbury's official biographer even writes that F451 is about censorship.

However, Bradbury himself has indicated that he originally intended the book to be about how technology (specifically tv) is destroying people's interest in books.  You can see from the book what this leads to.

So, yes. It's about censorship. But as you read your second book and look for connections, look for something beyond that single concept.

Here's an article about it that I think will help you understand Bradbury a little better: Here

Squee! Looky here, you guys! More clips of the author talking about technology, the internet, and Fahrenheit 451: Here

Interview with Ray Bradbury

Here's the link, in case your class didn't finish watching it.

Interview with F451 author Ray Bradbury: click here

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