Within the book Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, the characters, along with their individual conflicts and developments, help paint the big picture of the story; censorship. A word that many associate with blackout of profanity on TV, or even obscene scenes within movies that are aired on TV, however, by definition, censorship means: the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. Take careful note of the word unacceptable “parts”. While within this particular story line the government does suppress many knowledge-based objects and actions, the various characters show different depths of censorship, or their lack of, and how it shapes, affects them as people. Through the eyes of Guy Montag, a fireman that takes great pleasure in his job, readers witness the depth of censorship lying within. The “firemen” that are depicted in Bradbury’s novel start the fires. Men like Montag are issued flamethrowers to consume entire libraries in a gulf of flames, clearly displaying how thoroughly books are censored, up to the point of burning every single one of them. Not only do firemen represent the willingness of mindlessly censoring objects they have not a clue about, but Montag is representative of the percentage within this group (society as a whole) that enjoys the act …show more content…
That’s the thing; the government doesn’t want people to really think. They simply deceive the people into believing that they think for themselves, when in reality the government makes all the decisions for them at a young age, which in turn deeply impacts the way they “think” and the way they view the world. Mildred is caught up with the different media society has to offer, all the while Montag is internally battling something he has never considered before;