A significant title that catches the eye-"Fahrenheit 451--is coincidentally the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns. ... "Fahrenheit 451- doesn't mention a specific time or place, but we can distinguish that it is set sometime in the 21st century, since there have been two wars since 1990. ... In "Fahrenheit 451-, the theme was very easy to pick up and recognize. ... If you don't speak up for what you believe in, you will be considered a follower and never given the chance to become a leader. ... "Do you know why books such as this are so important? ...

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Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic tale of a society where all printed material is banned. ... He wrote Fahrenheit 451 in response to numerous attempts to censor his work. ... Not everyone thinks or even cares that books like Fahrenheit 451 are banned or taken out of schools. ... When researching Fahrenheit 451, I though it was interesting and quite coincidental that the book itself was about banning and burning books. ... While searching the web, I found a message board where the question was asked "Why was Fahrenheit 451 banned?" ...

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In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag -the main character of this story- lives in a society full of censorship. ... In meeting Clarisse, Montag is changed; she asks him things that he had never even given thought to before. ... Mildred does things and she doesn't even know what she's doing or why she's doing it. ... I believe that's why I'm prone to independent films from Europe. ... There are so many rising and falling actions that take place in this book; it's no wonder why it's a classic bestseller. ...

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