"Fahrenheit 451"

Book Review # 118091

Literature > American

"Fahrenheit 451"

An analysis of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".

773 words () | 0 sources | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how Ray Bradbury, in his work "Fahrenheit 451", unveiled the ignorance of this modern day world, and showed how "happiness" and the American Dream to be nothing more than a sham. The paper also looks at Bradbury's depictions of violence and destruction and asserts that in today's age, children are so destructive because they have no connection with their parents.

From the Paper:

"Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 was full of insight, great knowledge, and understanding. The book shed a new light on the present, past and future. Bradbury unveiled the ignorance of this modern day world, showed our "happiness" to be nothing more than a sham. Fahrenheit 451 provoked thought of everyday actions. Bradbury created a world in which questions, conversation, and knowledge were sparse.
"The firemen's game of cat and mouse brought out the true raw beast in man. The game was neither fair, nor humane. The men bet on which animal would be killed first, never if the Hound would lose. America has the same confidence in itself. America is a large, thriving country. We are always growing, moving forward, becoming faster and more efficient. Our mentality is that everyone wants the "American Dream", but Bradbury shows the American dream to be hollow and full of false promises."