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Intro to Fahrenheit 451 Outline

• Ray Bradbury was born in , as a child he was fascinated by ,

, and .

• He is the author of over published works that include short stories,

plays, , poetry, and .

• Bradbury’s first novel was and describes

humankind’s first attempt to colonize .

• Bradbury’s works explore the threat of nuclear war, censorship, racism,

and the dangers of .

• Fahrenheit 451 is a novel of that warns

against the dangers of suppressing thought through censorship. Bradbury uses

the conventions of to convey his message.

• Historically, Fahrenheit 451 was developed in the years following .

• In the world of F451, firefighters promote ignorance by destroying books – and

with them, .

• TV, radio, fast cars, and atomic weapons dominate people’s experiences at the

expense of , , and poetry.

• Citizens are under constant , feel trapped, and struggle to

escape. The world is banished and distrusted. Society is an

of a perfect utopian world.