Perception is Reality An Essay on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois, and his family moved several times, eventually settling in Los Angeles in 1934. In his family were many publishers of books and not surprisingly, Bradbury was a reader and writer throughout his youth. Among many other publications, Bradbury produced "The Fireman," a short story that appeared in the second issue of Galaxy Science Fiction (February 1951) and was expanded into Fahrenheit 451 (October 1953), his best and best-known novel. Initially …

…their entire city is destroyed because they knew nothing of the war or anything else going on. Disturbingly enough, people in this society have forgotten their histories and have allowed themselves to become victims of misinformation, propaganda, and censorship. In following the protagonist, Guy Montag, through his struggle and rebirth, readers are given the opportunity to see that the truth will be known and that the important knowledge that books hold will never be destroyed.