Fahrenheit 451, Journal Topics
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  • "Foreshadowing Journal"
  • Ray Bradbury seemed to be predicting our present day with his novel published in 1953; that's over 50 years ago. In reality, in what ways has our American society changed since 1953?

 

  • "Change Journal"
  • How do you think things will continue to change in the next 50 years?

 

  • Connections Journal
  • Research our current day counterpart to the following elements found in Fahrenheit 451:

Censorship

Mildred's "acceptable" drug problem

Clarisse described as "anti-social"

Meaningless entertainment

TV dependent schools

Violent kids

Snake Medical Machine

Mechanical hound

Automatic toaster

Empty relationships

Air propelled trains / jet cars

 

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