Fahrenheit 451 (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Ray Bradbury
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: The future
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Dystopian fiction
- Subjects: Values, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Literature, Social issues, Education or educators, Future, Books, Oppression, War, Reading, Science fiction, Conformity, Fire, Censorship, Totalitarianism, Technology
- Locales: North America
Places Discussed
City. Unnamed urban center in which the protagonist, Guy Montag, lives and works. In this future world, culture is reduced to the lowest common denominator. Montag’s wife, for example, is completely dependent on her wall-sized television screens. Books are banned because they contain contradictory ideas and can confront the comfortable prejudices and ignorance that abounds. Montag himself works as a “fireman”; his job is to burn books as they are discovered hidden in people’s homes. In this world of state-sponsored book- burning, books are not simply...
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