Fahrenheit 451 | Essays and Criticism

  • Historical Climate and Development of Fahrenheit 451

    In the following essay, Edward E. Eller explores the historical climate that helped create Fahrenheit 451 and its protests against mindless conformity and censorship.

  • Bradbury and Atwood: Exile as Rational Decision

    In the following essay, Diane S. Wood compares Fahrenheit 451 with Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, focusing on their historical context and respective treatment of conformity and institutionalized repression.

  • Machineries of Joy and Sorrow

    In the following except, Wayne L. Johnson provides concise analysis of plot, theme and elements of fantasy and social criticism in Fahrenheit 451.