Since the beginning, fire has been only known as destruction and despair. This seems to be true until Ray Bradbury published Fahrenheit 45, which has a perspective on fire being not just destruction but also warmth in a of world censorship that has gone out of touch with its human counterparts through its use of … Read more
What tools does Bradbury use to create meaning? That is the question on our minds while reading his stories. Bradbury uses many tools to engage the reader into the story. The usage of tools such as personification, imagery, metaphors, and allusions add to his message that he portrays in his multiple stories. The message to … Read more
The Persistent Propagation of Pernicious Propaganda Everyone is happy. Why shouldn’t they be? There is enough to eat, enough walls with family in them to keep everyone occupied, enough sports for others, and cars speeding to a hundred miles an hour for those who are adventurous. If someone is tired, there is always a fistful … Read more
The novel Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, is a renowned and award winning piece of literature. The story takes place in an alternate timeline in which reading and being in the possession of books are both illegal. To protect these legal policies, firemen now do the exact opposite of what they do in today’s … Read more
The Triangle Waist Factory was a three story building on top of the Asch Building, occupied with around 500, mostly female, workers from 16 to 23 years of age, this was recorded by the New York Times newspaper. [1] Even though in the building, the workers were spaced very poorly, barely a few feet away … Read more