Ray Bradbury states "I think that science-fiction and fantasy offer the liveliest, freshest approaches to many of our problems today, and I always hope to write in this vivid and vigorous form, saying what I think about philosophy and sociology in our immediate future." In this statement we see that Bradbury does not regard science fiction to be lightly entertaining and fun, but rather sees it as a powerful tool to state his concern for society and the path it is headed in. For Bradbury science fiction is his call to the world to recognize what our world is becoming, and his call to change.
For his writing of Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury has stated a social purpose. After reading this novel it is very clear to see that Bradbury has certainly used this novel as an opportunity to make a call for social change. In this novel, he brings forth the subject of censorship, and how it is affecting our human rights and freedom. His cause for this novel evokes the reader to sharply question......
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