What Are The Similarities Between Fahrenheit 451 And Today

In history and today, government censorship hides things from society. In the book Fahrenheit 451, Montag realizes that government censorship occurs and many people in his community do not question why they have certain laws. The government conceals certain things to supposedly keep the society a safer environment and not cause any problems. Government censorship happens with many things such as literature, news media, entertainment, the internet, and even communication. Most of these forms of government interference also happens in the book Fahrenheit 451. Some even share the same occurrence in society of censorship. Censorship in this book has some similarities to society today, and half of the human race do not bother to ask why censorship occurs.
When Montag meets Clarisse, he begins to wonder about books and why he is the one to burn them. Bradbury states that the reason for burning books is “ to judge themselves against. So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon ”(58). Montag finds out the reason from Beatty when he says that the government needs everyone to be equal and by the censorship of literature it helps them out. Even in society, the censorship of literature occurs by burning books. Books are being burned according to “ German university students burned more than 25,000 books in Berlin, igniting a holocaust against words, ideals and humanity” (Nissman 1). This is happening according to the holocaust where the government was the top priority to listen to. This is in which the Jews could not protest against