• Ray Bradbury is Dead
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Aww. Rest in peace. So, uh... Can we start saying that Fahrenheit 451 was about censorship again? Because it totally was.
[QUOTE=Last or First;36224190]Aww. Rest in peace. So, uh... Can we start saying that Fahrenheit 451 was about censorship again? Because it totally was.[/QUOTE] It was about censorship and about television destroying literary interest. In the Coda for the 50th anniversary edition, he came out and said it was about censorship.He's talking about letters he's gotten from people who want him to change things in his stories, and about a short story collection book that wants his story at the price of it being stripped bare (and at one point he mentions a high-school version of 451 where they took out all the "damn"s and "hell"s), and he says "There's more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running around with lit matches."
Ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! NO NO NO. Fahrenheit 451 had stomach pumps before we had stomach pumps!
who?
Dammit all.
[QUOTE=Recco;36224537]who?[/QUOTE] Go ahead, back to your TV and your pills
:( I just finished reading Fahrenheit 451 too
the premise of Fahrenheit 451 is too absurd and 20th century mentality for me to tolerate the novel is clearly an outdated relic from an era of persecution complex, same with 1984, which is borderline propaganda
[QUOTE=smurfy;36223965]I have 451 on my Kindle and will probably read it some day True story[/QUOTE] Fun fact: Bradbury hated ebooks and refused to let his books be turned into them. As a reference to Fahrenheit 451, he said that ebooks "smell like burned fuel." He only allowed Fahrenheit 451 to be turned into an ebook recently because his contract expired and he couldn't renew it without agreeing to ebook rights. [editline]6th June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=The Baconator;36225152]the premise of Fahrenheit 451 is too absurd and 20th century mentality for me to tolerate the novel is clearly an outdated relic from an era of persecution complex, same with 1984, which is borderline propaganda[/QUOTE] The premise may be absurd but what its message is is all too true. Television and other technologies are destroying interest in literature. The current generation doesn't read as much as we have in the past, because of things like television and the Internet. People are forsaking literature. Go to a high school, ask kids "What was the last book you've read?" and you'll get "I don't read," as an answer much too often.
[QUOTE=DudeGuyKT;36225163] The premise may be absurd but what its message is is all too true. Television and other technologies are destroying interest in literature. The current generation doesn't read as much as we have in the past, because of things like television and the Internet. People are forsaking literature. Go to a high school, ask kids "What was the last book you've read?" and you'll get "I don't read," as an answer much too often.[/QUOTE] was not the message that since books house ideas, we must preserve these ideas and not let them be destroyed? well now the internet and technology houses ideas, books are only good for novels like Harry Potter or the latest dumb teen thriller
The Martian Chronicles pulled me back into reading books again, and I honestly thought I'd never hold interest in reading again. Ray Bradbury is my favorite author, may he rest in peace.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;36225347]was not the message that since books house ideas, we must preserve these ideas and not let them be destroyed? well now the internet and technology houses ideas, books are only good for novels like Harry Potter or the latest dumb teen thriller[/QUOTE] What? If you read a piece of literature on the internet, it's still something you've read. How can you say books are only for dumb teen thrillers?
Damn, that sucks, he was an awesome author.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;36225347]was not the message that since books house ideas, we must preserve these ideas and not let them be destroyed? well now the internet and technology houses ideas, books are only good for novels like Harry Potter or the latest dumb teen thriller[/QUOTE] I can understand the "ideas" portion of it, but it's more than that. Books encourage creative thinking, introduce you to new ideas (which, I will admit, you can get from the internet and TV). They can increase your vocabulary, your understanding of things you see on a day-to-day basis. And yes, you can get all of these things from the Internet and television, but most people won't even try to. There's other things: action movies, video games, Facebook. Very few people want to sit down and read a book, and though ebooks are helping literature come back, there's still a very large gap between how many people read today, and how many people read in the past generations.
[QUOTE=G-Strogg;36225477]What? If you read a piece of literature on the internet, it's still something you've read. How can you say books are only for dumb teen thrillers?[/QUOTE] well realize the author was against eBooks and said they "can go to hell" so it seems like he only cares for the physical part :v: [editline]6th June 2012[/editline] You also can't burn something off the internet, so the message is no longer relevant, who cares if books burn?
[QUOTE=The Baconator;36227280]well realize the author was against eBooks and said they "can go to hell" so it seems like he only cares for the physical part :v: [editline]6th June 2012[/editline] You also can't burn something off the internet, so the message is no longer relevant, who cares if books burn?[/QUOTE] The message isn't about burning books. The books burning is used as a metaphor for people forsaking literature for television.
Fuck no, this can't be real. Fuck...Rest in Peace.
I think this is the first celebrity deaths that has truly made me sad. Rest in piece Ray Bradbury
My family actually knew him. His daughter went to the school that my family works at, and he was deathly afraid of driving, so he would arrive by bike to make tuition payments and such. Last time my parents saw him he was in a wheelchair. He used to go to the public library close to me every week and talk to people. Such a cool guy.
farenheit 451 was one of the greates most influentual books I have ever read. R.I.P.
Aww :( I loved The Martian Chronicles and Farenheit 451
I feel bad for my 8th grade language arts/english teacher, Ray was her favorite author and idol. The majority of our lessons and stories would be based around this guys work. I know she must be feeling upset. Shame he died. Rest in piece.
I haven't been this upset since Vonnegut. What a loss of genius have we been brought? Rest in Peace
[video=youtube;e1IxOS4VzKM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM[/video]
[QUOTE=The Baconator;36225152]the premise of Fahrenheit 451 is too absurd and 20th century mentality for me to tolerate the novel is clearly an outdated relic from an era of persecution complex, same with 1984, which is borderline propaganda[/QUOTE] You really don't know what you're talking about, or you're trolling. Orwell was a socialist bro.
Martian Chronicles was awesome. RIP My man.
[QUOTE=Character;36231793][video=youtube;e1IxOS4VzKM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM[/video][/QUOTE] Yes! I knew that'll be posted sooner or later. TOO SOON! Also fap fap.
Don't worry guys, he's chilling in Hell with Lucifer now. :v:
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