Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

11/06/2025 20 min

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Dive into Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: A scorching exploration of censorship, mass media, and the power of books. Discover what happens when knowledge burns. Crucial for understanding freedom of thought.Works CitedBarrett, Amanda Kay. Fahrenheit 451: A Descriptive Bibliography. 2011. Indiana University, MA thesis.Bock, Charles. "This is Dedicated to Those Who Burn Books." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 76-77.Bradbury, Ray. "Coda." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 49-51.---. Fahrenheit 451.---. Transcript of "Ray Bradbury on Writing Fahrenheit 451." Uploaded by Old Hat Cinema, 30 Nov. 2011.Connor, George. "Spelunking with Ray Bradbury: The Allegory of the Cave in Fahrenheit 451." Extrapolation, vol. 45, no. 4, Jan. 2004, pp. 408-18. Liverpool University Press, doi:10.3828/extr.2004.45.4.7.History.com Editors. "The 1950s." History.com, A&E Television Networks, 17 June 2010, www.history.com/articles/1950s. Accessed 10 June 2025.Huh, Jiwon. "A Complex Analysis of Fahrenheit 451's Themes." Research Archive of Rising Scholars, Version 1, doi:10.58445/rars.2528. Accessed 10 June 2025.Johnson, Amy E. Boyle. "Ray Bradbury Reveals the True Meaning of Fahrenheit 451: It's Not About Censorship, But People "Being Turned Into Morons by TV"." Open Culture, 17 Jan. 2012, www.openculture.com/2012/01/ray_bradbury_reveals_the_true_meaning_of_fahrenheit_451_its_not_about_censorship_but_people_being_turned_into_morons_by_tv.html. Accessed 10 June 2025.Jones, Lloyd. "The Censor’s Perfect World." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, p. 92.Kener, David. "Bringing Literature to Life: Staging Classic Works, and Confronting Authentic Language in the Modern Classroom." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 22-23.Lent, ReLeah Cossett. "Facing Our Fears: Integrating Challenging New Books into 21st Century Curricula." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 35-38.Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. Project Gutenberg, 5 July 1901, www.gutenberg.org/files/34901/34901-h/34901-h.htm. Accessed 10 June 2025."The Cold War in the 1950s." NCpedia, ncpedia.org/anchor/cold-war-1950s. Accessed 10 June 2025.Sablatzky, Tenley. "The Internet is a Loaded Gun: Ray Bradbury’s Prophetic View of Digital Literacy." The New Ray Bradbury Review, no. 7, 27 Aug. 2023, pp. 49–60. doi:10.18060/27570.Scales, Pat. "Does Censorship Matter?" RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 27-29.Siems, Larry. "Standing Up to One’s Own Neighbors: PEN American Center on the Greatest Struggle Against Censorship." RHI Volume III, vol. 3, no. 1, Random House, Inc. Academic Dept., 2008, pp. 15-18.