what is fahrenhieit 451 about??!! HELP!!?

Question

does anyone have any notes or anything to help me with this book?? i need to read it for school but ya.....help please!!

Answer 1

Whatever you do, don't watch the movie. It leaves out major characters and plot sequences, and it is poorly acted.

Your best bet is to use www.sparknotes.com as a guide, but not as a substitute for the book.

For help reading it, I suggest getting the Audio book and reading along.

As far as what it is about, It is a story about a man who realizes the value of literature and thinking independently, and he is willing to risk his life for both of those freedoms in a society where books and free thought are suppressed and illegal.

Answer 2

Farenheit 451- the temperature at which books burn...
It really was a great book I would suggest you actually read it instead of asking others about it but here is some info.


Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451
Author Ray Bradbury
Language English
Genre(s) Dystopia
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Released 1953
Media Type Print
Pages 208
ISBN ISBN 0743247221 (Hardcover)
This article is about the novel. For the 1966 film adaptation, see Fahrenheit 451 (film). For the rock band of the same name, see Fahrenheit 451 (band).
Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian fiction novel by Ray Bradbury. It is set in a world in which the reading of books is banned and critical thought is suppressed; the central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit (about 233°C) is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns ...". It was originally published as a shorter novella The Fireman in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1966 by François Truffaut. In addition to the movies, there have been at least two BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, both of which follow the book very closely.

The novel reflects several major concerns of the time of its writing: what Bradbury has called "the thought-destroying force" of McCarthyism in the 1950s; the burnings of books in Nazi Germany starting in 1933; Stalin's suppression of authors and books in the Soviet Union; and the horrible consequences of an explosion of a nuclear weapon. "I meant all kinds of tyrannies anywhere in the world at any time, right, left, or middle," Bradbury has said.[1]

One particularly ironic circumstance is that, unbeknownst to Bradbury, his publisher released a censored edition in 1967 that eliminated the words "damn" and "hell" for distribution to schools. Later editions with all words restored include a "Coda" from the author describing this event and further thoughts on censorship and "well-meaning" revisionism.

Answer 3

Best you do read it for school because it tells of a future society where books are burnt instead of read. Fahrenhieit 451 is the tempurature that books burn at. The fire department in this society is in charge of burning books not putting out fires. One fireman see the world the way it is and decides to steal a book for himself. He is found out that he has this particular book and he ends up escaping this society. He hides out in the woods where he meets up with a group of people who memorize the books they have read and repeat them over and over again as a way of keeping these books alive until there is a time when it's okay to read books again.

Answer 4

You can get by in school by finding study guides online, but know that your teachers know about them and may call you on that. Also know that without doing the activities for class you aren't living up to your full potential.

My suggestion is to read the book -- I figure you're in high school and you still have weeks until school starts. If this is your only book you have to read figure out how many pages a day you have to read in order to finish the book before classes start (if you have a paper to turn in, of course, give yourself at least 2 weeks to write that). Setting up tiny tasks helps cut the stress!

Good luck, and happy reading,.

Answer 5

The story of fireman Guy Montag first appeared in "The Fireman", a short story by Ray Bradbury published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1951. Montag's story was expanded two years later, in 1953, and was published as Fahrenheit 451. While the novel is most often classified as a work of science fiction, it is first and foremost a social criticism warning against the danger of censorship. Fahrenheit 451 uses the genre of science fiction, which enjoyed immense popularity at the time of the book's publication, as a vehicle for his message that unchecked oppressive government irreparably damages society by limiting the creativity and freedom of its people. In particular, the "dystopia" motif popular in science fiction - a futuristic technocratic and totalitarian society that demands order and harmony at the expense of individual rights - serves the novel well.

Developed in the years following World War II, Fahrenheit 451 condemns not only the anti-intellectualism of the defeated Nazi party in Germany, but more immediately the intellectually oppressive political climate of the early 1950's - the heyday of McCarthyism. That such influential fictional social criticisms such as Orwell's Animal Farm 1984 and Skinner's Walden Two were published just a few short years prior to Fahrenheit 451 is not coincidental. These works reveal a very real apprehension of the danger of the US evolving into an oppressive, authoritarian society in the post-WWII period.

On a more personal level, Bradbury used Fahrenheit 451 as a vehicle through which to protest what he believed to be the invasiveness of editors who, through their strict control of the books they printed, impair writers' originality and creativity. Ironically, Fahrenheit 45I, itself a vehicle of protest against censorship, has often been edited for foul language.

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury's most popular novel, has been reprinted scores of times since initially published in 1953. The lessons of this American classic, the dangers of censorship and government control, have become increasingly important and the novel is as relevant today as it was when first written.

Answer 6

It is about the censorship of books and the freedom of ideas. Look at Sparknotes or any other website to find details. You could also see the movie, but be sure to read the book too, because sometimes they don't match up, knowing Hollywood (they could have thought they could improve on Ray Bradbury - just like they changed the ending for Lord of the Flies by Golding, totally destroying the entire theme and premise of his powerful story).

Answer 7

Read the Book.

Answer 8

Propaganda against the United States by a media terrorist. A collection of clips and translations of an Anti-Nationaistl propaganda for the period of the Bush Administration, part of a larger Democratic propaganda.
The goal is to help people create a seed of doubt about America, the great misunderstanding systems of the twentieth century.
Giving them access to primary material.

Answer 9

I see someone decided to help you out...but really this book is so brilliant and basic and important...it could change your life...read it not for school but for yourself. Honestly.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345342968/sr=8-1/qid=1152645080/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8361161-2567810?ie=UTF8

This is the link to Amazon's page: you can read at least the first page on line if you click on 'look inside this book'...and there's more info about the book as you scroll down the page.

Answer 10

You didn't read the book? Scary. Know why? It's about a society where reading is outlawed. The firemen come around if you have a stash of books and burn them; hence the title: " The degree at which book paper burns. "