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What does the "White Clown" show lead you to believe about television programming in the society of "Fahrenheit 451"?
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The TV show featuring the White Clown is meant to show the society of people in "Fahrenheit 451" to be mindless drones who are easily and cheaply amused. Clowns are associated with little...
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THe author uses this program "White Clown" to portray TV as a tool of distraction for the populace as part of the totalitarian regime.
PS read the book 30+ years ago and still recall the line "don't you like White Clown" when I see the vast portions of today's programming.
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