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Fahrenheit 451: A Literary Satire Critiquing Censorship

Delve into Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, an American satire that ridicules anti-intellectualism, book-burning, and censorship. Explore the role of the censor in society and ponder the implications of limiting knowledge and freedom of expression.

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Fahrenheit 451: A Literary Satire Critiquing Censorship

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

  2. An American Satire • A literary work that criticizes a subject by ridiculing it and evoking toward it an attitude of amusement, contempt, or scorn. Much of satire’s main purpose is REFORM. • It’s written to make you think! • Usually directed at the government

  3. What is F451 satirizing? • Anti-intellectualism • Book-burning • CENSORSHIP!

  4. Censor • A person whose task is to examine literature, motion pictures, mail, etc., and to remove or prohibit anything considered unsuitable

  5. Suggested synonyms: • Restrict • Veto • Judge • Forbid • Purify • Take out • Disapprove

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