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Fahrenheit 451
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Start date
December 27, 2015
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March 30, 2018
Discussion
CENSORSHIP vs FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Why we're reading this
To discuss relevant issues of censorship.

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In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury puts a finger and a label on some trends that were troubling in the 1950s, some which have only become more amplified and exaggerated since this book was published.

One keen point that he makes is the deterioration of healthy intellectualism. People are much more interested in being entertained and having fun than in engaging in serious thought and reflection. I agree with him wholeheartedly here. The way great works are diluted down into digests and spark notes and wa
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