Why Is Fahrenheit 451 Be Banned

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All books have a story, but only a select few endure the story on itself. The novel, Fahrenheit 451 is about firemen burning books with material the government does not want the public to see. This book seems to suffer from itself, as democrats in government are attempting to remove free speech and schools are requiring parent notes because of controversial ideas. However, admittedly there is some sections where language is present where it should not be for the younger audience. The novel Fahrenheit 451 is not merit of being banned, due to the necessity of youth to be exposed to other alternative opinions, even if such are radical, in order defend their beliefs. If the student is not presented with controversial thoughts, such as the burning …show more content…

This is the core reason for its survival because if not, what else will prevail? Fahrenheit 451 includes sensitive topics, such as the burning of books and censorship from a few selected text; creating a dark, more sensitive version of society. You would think that this would discourage the banning of the book itself, as it gives us, as readers an image into a alternate reality where some books are condemned. However this is not the case, as expressed by a teacher in New York, "The slip explained why Milo needed his parents to sign off before he could read the novel in class. 'The book was challenged because of its theme of the illegality and censorship of books. One book people got most angry about was the burning of the Bible.'" (Hooper 1). Even though this book contains controversial thoughts about the Bible, this form does not need to be completed; on behalf of the necessity for …show more content…

If this book was banned, it would be breaking our constitution, and the first amendment. Yet there are people in government who do not care about this law, as a matter in fact there were 45 democrats in 2014 that supported the repeal of the first amendment. This is seen further in the text, "They are the 'Fahrenheit 451' Democrats. Never before has Congress tampered with the first amendment" (Cruz 1). This text could not be more true, as the book displays a crippled government supporting crippled ideas. This book seems to portray reality almost, and you know if the first amendment was repealed, this book would be the first to be

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