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In the land of Fahrenheit 451 the people of the society focus on the burning of books, and they don’t seem to care that the overall quality of life is declining in their society. Parallels can be drawn with our world today. For example, the government has groups specifically focusing on the censorship of media...
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As a result of this censorship, society will continue to be on a downward spiral towards complete ignorance. In Bradbury’s society, suicides are commonplace. Today, about every 15 people out of 100,000 people commit suicide. Is this number large enough to have suicide be considered normal? In our current society and the society of Fahrenheit 451, something must be done in order to focus on why the quality of life is declining rather than filtering out something that may be harmful...
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