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Awakener of Dreams Fahrenheit 451

Awakener of Dreams
This is the most interesting time we live in, filled with new technology and designs to help make our lives better. As wondrous and beautiful as it appears to be, there lies a certain amount of danger that can be nearly as seductive as it is deadly. The beauty often lies behind commercialism, materialism and capitalism. This seductiveness creeps in and brings anguish and chaos in our society, a place where popular culture flourishes. It is far easier to live a life of seclusion and illusion, a life where television is one’s reality. This is how life is represented in Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, in which a society has changed into a pleasurable fantasy world by thinking censoring books is superior. Our world today coincides with Bradbury’s world because even though we do not realize it, technology, media and advertising all play a crucial role in our influence through our thoughts and judgment. Tom Shales and Jack Solomon also reinforce the...

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