Fahrenheit 451 Social Conformity Analysis
Social and Political Conformity in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451
Throughout history ideas such as social conformity and political correctness have been highly apparent in most societies. This has slowly and more recently became a problem that many individuals worldwide struggle with. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 speaks a large amount about what Bradbury feels governmental censorship could ultimately lead to. Creativity and originality play a major role in propelling society forward and is the main cause for such diverse and rich cultures around the world. Creativity and letting a mind wander at times can be extremely beneficial and lead to amazing things such as new inventions or even groundbreaking discoveries. Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 …show more content…
Waukegan is often reiterated in his fictional novels as “Green Town” along with many childhood memories (Reid 1). Bradbury was the middle aged child of a family that consisted of his father, mother, two older, twin brothers, and a younger sister (Reid). Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, Ray’s father, worked as a telephone linesman while his mother, Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury, stayed home and tended to the children (Reid 1). His older brothers, Leonard and Samuel, were born in 1916 and his brother, Samuel, died in 1918 (Reid 1). His younger sister, Elizabeth, was born in 1926 and died in 1927 (Reid 1). Bradbury often said that he could “totally recall from birth on” and said, “Seeing Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the age of three profoundly affected him” and his pieces to come (Reid 1). Many other plays and works affected Bradbury such as “Douglas Fairbanks, Edgar Allan Poe when he was eight, Buck Rogers at nine, Tarzan at ten, and all the science fiction magazines from these same years” (Reid 1). It is often said that Bradbury’s peculiar style is credited to his “immersion in popular culture” from a very young age and continued throughout his life (Reid 1). Due to “ongoing work and economic problems, the Bradbury family moved often” and consequently forced Bradbury to adapt to constant changing surroundings (Reid 1). After staying in Los Angeles long
Throughout history ideas such as social conformity and political correctness have been highly apparent in most societies. This has slowly and more recently became a problem that many individuals worldwide struggle with. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 speaks a large amount about what Bradbury feels governmental censorship could ultimately lead to. Creativity and originality play a major role in propelling society forward and is the main cause for such diverse and rich cultures around the world. Creativity and letting a mind wander at times can be extremely beneficial and lead to amazing things such as new inventions or even groundbreaking discoveries. Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 …show more content…
Waukegan is often reiterated in his fictional novels as “Green Town” along with many childhood memories (Reid 1). Bradbury was the middle aged child of a family that consisted of his father, mother, two older, twin brothers, and a younger sister (Reid). Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, Ray’s father, worked as a telephone linesman while his mother, Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury, stayed home and tended to the children (Reid 1). His older brothers, Leonard and Samuel, were born in 1916 and his brother, Samuel, died in 1918 (Reid 1). His younger sister, Elizabeth, was born in 1926 and died in 1927 (Reid 1). Bradbury often said that he could “totally recall from birth on” and said, “Seeing Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the age of three profoundly affected him” and his pieces to come (Reid 1). Many other plays and works affected Bradbury such as “Douglas Fairbanks, Edgar Allan Poe when he was eight, Buck Rogers at nine, Tarzan at ten, and all the science fiction magazines from these same years” (Reid 1). It is often said that Bradbury’s peculiar style is credited to his “immersion in popular culture” from a very young age and continued throughout his life (Reid 1). Due to “ongoing work and economic problems, the Bradbury family moved often” and consequently forced Bradbury to adapt to constant changing surroundings (Reid 1). After staying in Los Angeles long