Fahrenheit 451 | Compare and Contrast

  • 1950s: During the McCarthy hearings, artists and writers lost their jobs for their politically liberal and left-wing leanings.

    Today: More outlets exist for artists with out-of-the-mainstream views, both liberal and conservative, but when most media companies are owned by giant business corporations, these individuals are less likely to be heard by many people.

  • 1950s: The fear of nuclear conflict with the Communist Soviet Union was at its height.

    Today: Fear that atomic bomb capability will...

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