By Ray Bradbury Born August 22 1920 in
By Ray Bradbury
* • Born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois • One of the most prominent American Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, and Mystery Fiction writers of the 20 th and 21 st Centuries
* * Best known for his dystopian novels *Explored the human condition *Explored the human heart
* *Has a distrust of technology *He never learned to drive *refused to use a computer *avoided flying for over 60 years *Skeptic of E Books and E readers *“Science fiction is a wonderful hammer; I intend to use it when and if necessary, to bark a few shins or knock a few heads, in order to make people leave people alone. ”
* Bradbury has published more than thirty books, close to 600 short stories, and numerous poems, essays and plays.
Fahrenheit 451 What temperature does books burn at?
It is the 24 th century. Books are considered dangerous and illegal. Nobody is allowed to own them. Most people are happy being plugged into their technology, where they do not have to think too hard. All books that are found are burned.
“It was a pleasure to burn” Guy Montag is a fireman. It is not his job to put out fires. It is his job to start them.
Before Clarisse, Guy Montag was proud to be a fireman, proud to uphold the law, proud to burn. A man once sure of his purpose is now suddenly questioning his mere existence.
He wonders why books must be burned. What power do they have? It wouldn’t hurt just to take one and read it, right?
Guy used to uphold and enforce the law. Bringing home a book will cause a chain of events that not even he could have anticipated…
* As you watch the following interview, jot down notes about Ray Bradbury’s personality and purpose. What stood out to you? What do you assume his writing will be like? Be ready to discuss! 8 minutes: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ez. D 0 Ytb. Vi. Cs 22 minutes: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=PF 3 u. Zf 4 G 3 Lo
* Ray Bradbury, Who Brought Mars to Earth With a Lyrical Mastery, Dies at 91
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