Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451 is a classic dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury that depicts a future society where books are banned and "firemen" burn any that are found.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1966 film "Fahrenheit 451" | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Fahrenheit 451
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1966 film "Fahrenheit 451"
2018 film "Fahrenheit 451" ⓘ radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-intellectualism
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book burning ⓘ censorship ⓘ conformity ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ mass media influence ⓘ state control ⓘ |
| considered |
canonical work of dystopian fiction
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classic of 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsSocietyWhere |
books are banned
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firemen burn books ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of technology on human relationships
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loss of individual critical thinking ⓘ role of government in controlling information ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | expanded version of novella "The Fireman" ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781451673319 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"Burning Bright"
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"The Hearth and the Salamander" ⓘ "The Sieve and the Sand" ⓘ |
| hasSetting | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| includedIn | American high school curricula ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Beatty
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Clarisse McClellan ⓘ Faber ⓘ Granger ⓘ Guy Montag ⓘ Mildred Montag ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of television culture
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imagery of fire and burning ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | fireman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | future ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | temperature at which book paper is said to catch fire ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1966 film "Fahrenheit 451"