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Summary: The premise of Farenheit 451 is the overall deterioration of humanity due to rapidly advancing technology. In the distopian, futuristic society of Farenheit 451 most humans have abandoned books to their constant distractions of T.V. and whatever can give them pleasure. As a result the government begins its campaign to burn all the books enlisting people as "firefighters" to accomplish this goal. Guy Montag a firefight discovers what is actually in books and this results in a crazy struggle for survival.

Rationale: This book definitely shouldn't be banned. First of all, Farenheit 451 offers a good look on the potentially destructive effects of over dependence on technology. The quote from the New York times emphasizes that you can learn about how government censorship leads to loss of freedom. Censorship allowed the government to lie to people in the book and not tell of the imminent nuclear attack. The burning hand symbolizes all the millions of citizens who were instantly vaporized, including Faber, Montag's mentor, due to the government ignoring imminent doom. It also symbolizes how Montag burns the Fire Captain alive, due to the Captain's toxicly, persuasive madness. I have a book in the middle of the fire emphasizing how doing away with books leads to censorship, which ultimately leads to destruction. This book is an encouragement for us to stand up for our rights.The "Rotten Tomatoes" quote speaks positively of the book. The Rating on the lower right doesn't ban anyone from watching it, but gives an accurate, recommended audience, based on the books content. I chose Brad Pitt, because he is an extremely popular actor and after watching fight club, I believe he makes for a very persuasive antagonist. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Montag and is on other sci-fi thrillers, such as "Inception". Hillary Swank seems to be able to portray a character like Montag's Wife, Mildred. Mildred is a thin and gaunt woman due to dieting and constant dependence on technology. I chose Ian Mckellan as Faber because Faber is a mentor and Mckellan played Gandalf, an astounding mentor to Frodo. The bible is burned in the book not to denounce Christianity, but in order to show how censorship cannot destroy the essence of an idea. In the book Montag joins a group of outcasts who memorize books and can store them in their mind. Even though the bible gets destroyed it is contained in the Mind of the group. I would stand up against the banning of this book, anytime. It's a book you won't want to miss.