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Fahrenheit 451 Background Power Point
Fahrenheit 451 Background Power Point
published in 1953
An Introduction
The novel was written
by Ray Bradbury, a
celebrated science
fiction writer. It began
as a short story in 1951
and evolved into a
novel by 1953.
The novel was written a
time when the world
was threatened by
nuclear war, new
technologies were
emerging and the
world was getting
smaller.
Historical Context
World War II had ended only a few
years before
Threat of nuclear warfare loomed
Era of McCarthyism
Many Sci-Fi books and movies
reflected this fear
Lasting effects of WWII
Hitler has just been
defeated
During his power
reign he burned
many books
Soviet Union also
banned and burned
books
Communist China
also burned books
Threat of nuclear war and fear