Censorship In Ayn Rand's Fahrenheit 451

Many countries have different kinds of leadership. They range from dictators to royalty, to multiple people having government leadership. The purpose of the government is to deal with laws, foreign countries, and, in a way, to gain power. The government will do what it takes to maintain power in the world and over its people. Censorship is one of the ways to prevent its people from knowing its countries flaws. Fahrenheit 451 provides a first-person view for life in a world of censors. The book provides details of the many things the government can censor. This includes Literature, News and Media, Entertainment, Internet, and all forms of communication.
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Whenever young or old, people will find themselves looking for it. The main source for entertainment is tv shows and movies. People take influence from characters in shows and movies. They have empathy towards the characters’ life and feelings. Fahrenheit 451 reminds us that people can truly get influence from entertainment. Entertainment “...is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth. Books can be beaten down with reason. But with all my knowledge and scepticism, I have never been able to argue with a one-hundred-piece symphony orchestra, full colour, three dimensions, and I being in and part of those incredible parlours” (Ray Bradbury, ) The government makes all entertainment focus on happiness. They avoid topics like death, grief, and fear. The people have become empty because they only have one emotion. They become so empty that they ignore the news of war and the sound of the jets and bombs in the sky. They do not and can not worry about war because they do not know how to. They also never have seen something as tragic as death, or losing someone. If a person does not experience or know fear, then they have no worries. The United States have forbid entertainment they believe is “unamerican”. America censors foreign movies showing unacceptable ideals or views of America. It is less severe than Fahrenheit 451 but encouraging these actions can lead to greater future censorship (The Huffington Post: America Do Not Censor). Taking away certain characters influence the people greatly. The people search for entertainment everyday, limiting it will force the people to watch whatever is available. They will watch the tv shows with different ideals and get influence from it. Entertainment is a way of life for many. If the government controls entertainment, they control the