Censorship As A Form Of Oppression - 1075 Words

In F451, Government uses censorship as a form of oppression, which is wrong because it takes away freedom and human rights. One way they do this is when firemen burn books to keep the populous from reading the books and obtaining information from them. Another way is how the government controls the people s every move, â€Å" My uncle was arrested another time†¦ for being a pedestrian.† Page 7. Similar to they way Nazi Germany controlled the populous of its time. And how on the train they play loud music to keep people from focusing and thinking. One way of thinking in the book is that the government burns books because some of them make people unhappy. Governments use censorship as a form of oppression of the populous. Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois to Ester Moberg Bradbury, a Swedish immigrant. When Bradbury was 14, in 1934, he and his parents moved to Los Angeles. As an adolescent and a young adult he grew up during World War II, and he finished high school during the Great Depression. In the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s throughout the world there was a rising of totalitarian governments, Italy, Germany, Russia etc, â€Å"Totalitarianism, [is a] form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government.† (http://www.britannica.com/topic/totalitarianism). Throughout history and the world in totalitarian and oppressive governments, thereShow MoreRelatedCensorship Is Not Freedom, Morality, And Safety Of The People1549 Words   |  7 PagesWhen you think of the word, â€Å"censorship†, what do you think of? Secrecy? Morality? Oppression? Liberals often see censorship as a limit set by the government. A limit to suppress the capabilities of the human race. A limit that keeps a country’s citizens intact. 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