Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is an allegory. The plot of the book relates to censorship in the real world. Throughout history, almost all means of expression have been censored at different points in time. From books to radio to TV, there have always been steady influences of powerful bodies denying the public of points of view that conflict with its ideals or argue with its form of leadership. In the case of Fahrenheit 451, if …showed first 75 words of 633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 633 total…This book is the author's way of speaking out against censorship. As numerous books before it, Fahrenheit 451 is a form of protest in a veiled form. Like The Crucible, it talks about the injustices of Senator McCarthy's plan to do away with Communists in the United States. This book illuminates the problems with the American government at the time it was written and intensely challenges the domestic persecution that occurred during the Cold War era.