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Alexander Covarrubias

Sabrina Vargas-Ortiz

English DC

28 Feb. 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Wetzel, E. (2003). The firebrand: fifty years after its publication, Ray Bradbury's classic

Fahrenheit 451 shows no sign of flaming out. Boston, Massachusetts: GALE

CENGAGE Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GLS&sw=w

&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CA108312833&it=r&asid=0944ce2eb1b406c44c16ee6d89166589.

In this article, Wetzel describes how Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 is still popular

amongst readers fifty years after its publication. Along with an analyzation of the book

Fahrenheit 451, Wetzel also provides a brief biography of Bradburys early life and what

drove him to write the book. We are also told what Bradbury is doing (literature related)

80 years later after the publication of one of his most crowning achievements. At the end

of the article, we can see what else happened in the year Fahrenheit 451 was published.

Moss, Joyce, & Wilson, G. (1997). Overview: Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Books

Burn. (Vol. 5). Boston, Massachusetts: GALE CENGAGE Learning.

doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1430002437&it=r&asid=2a5c660baa3ecec102766b2c26770fcc.

This article tells the story behind the story; how the Second World War and the Cold War

inspired Ray Bradbury to write his book Fahrenheit 451. The article analyzes the plot,

characters, and setting and compares it to current (Cold War) and historic events. The
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authors use evidence from Hitlers Nazi Germany and Stalin Soviet Russia to support

their analytic claims about Fahrenheit 451.

Touponce, W. F. (1997). Reverie and the Utopian Novel. (Vol. 98). Boston, Massachusetts:

GALE CENGAGE Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?

p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1100000141&it=r&asid=3c96ea4a64b1501c99e333325779e267. Originally

published in Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the

Reader, UMI Research Press, 1984, pp. 79-110.

This article explores the Utopia Fantasy of Richard Gerber and discusses how it is

different from the dystopian reality of Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451. In addition,

Touponce analyzes the complex theme of Fahrenheit 451 and why it is difficult to

understand. Touponce also does the same to Gerbers Utopia and how its structure is very

similar to that of a dystopian world. The article also includes studies from other analyst

John Huntington who attempt to understand the symbolism in Bradburys book.

Eller, E. (2017). An overview of Fahrenheit 451. Boston, Massachusetts: GALE CENGAGE

Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?

p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1420002699&it=r&asid=8b5f8d93856f8ec2f9dd96bce2b1ecc8.

The article is an overview of Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 and provides a historic

background on the era it was published. The article makes connection between Americas

fears of the Red menace and the people fears of books in Fahrenheit 451. Also, Eller

describes the conflict the protagonist faces (Man vs Society) and how his character

changes as he sees the world for what it truly was. Through Montages journey, Eller
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explains how Montage changed and what he learned about the dystopian world came to

be.

Ingram, M. (2012, June 06). Are we living in Bradburys Fahrenheit 451? Retrieved March 01,

2017, from https://gigaom.com/2012/06/06/are-we-living-in-bradburys-fahrenheit-451/.

This article compares the dystopian world of Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451 to the

current state of the U.S. According to Ingram, Bradbury saw the love for books

(physical) declining in the world, being replaced with e-books and television shows. The

comparison is made between Bradburys world and our world through this phenomenon.

The people in Fahrenheit 451 outlawed books while our people replace books. This is

why according to both Ingram and Bradbury we are living the dystopian world of

Fahrenheit 451.

Weller, S. (2013, April 12). Sam Weller: Ray Bradbury's 180 on Fahrenheit 451 | Commentary.

Retrieved March 01, 2017, from

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2013/04/12/sam-weller-ray-bradburys-

180-on-fahrenheit-451 .

This article analyzes the true purpose of the book Fahrenheit 451. According to Weller

and Bradbury, the book was not written to protest censorship, but to protest the

technology boom and the declining interest in books. Weller was surprised to find out

that the greatest dystopian story was not about censorship. But after interviewing

Bradbury, he better understand s his thought on the tech. boom and society, as well as the

true theme of Fahrenheit 451.

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Itzkoff, D. (2014, November 22). Fahrenheit 451, Read by Tim Robbins. Retrieved March 02,

2017, from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/fahrenheit-451-read-by-

tim-robbins.html?_r=0.

This article discusses the importance of Fahrenheit 451 and the impact it has had on the

dystopian literature and readers. Itzkoff in the article also compares the main protagonist

Guy Montag to the narrator of the audio book Tim Robbins, an actor an liberal activist.

Itzkoff claims that both their personalities are the same and have had similar events

happen to them in their lives. Near the end of the article, Itzkoff questions whether it is

okay to listen to the audio version or if reading the book is the better way to approach the

story.

Flock, E. (2011, August 26). 'Fahrenheit 451,' 50 years later, still sharply divides readers over

Ray Bradbury. Retrieved March 02, 2017, from

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/fahrenheit-451-50-years-later-still-

sharply-divides-readers-over-ray-bradbury/2011/08/26/gIQAn596fJ_blog.html?

utm_term=.0a87804e8458.

In this article, Elizabeth Flock describes the reviews and critics the book Fahrenheit 452

has received over the years. Compared to the other books Bradbury had produced,

Fahrenheit 451 was special because it sticks to the hearts of readers. The story is based on

reality according to Flock, and that is why it is still so popular.

Tsukayama, H. (2012, June 06). Dreams of Ray Bradbury: Predictions that came true. Retrieved

March 02, 2017, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/dreams-of-

ray-bradbury-ten-predictions-that-came-true/2012/06/06/gJQAqbs9IV_story.html?

utm_term=.eb533257080c.
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This article analyzes the technological aspects and politics of Fahrenheit 451 and

compares it to our society. Many of what Bradbury had predicted would exist in the

future actually came true. Things like headphones and live news were some of the things

that had not existed during Bradburys early time but do now exist. Mass surveillance is

a policy that Bradbury explored and now exist in the U.S thanks to the patriot act.

Birzer, B. J., Longenecker, D., Schall, J. V., & Devine, D. (2017, January 10). Ray Bradbury and

the Dystopia of "Fahrenheit 451". Retrieved March 01, 2017, from

http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/06/ray-bradbury-the-dystopia-of-

fahrenheit-451.html.

This article analyzes the story of Fahrenheit 451 and the physiology of its main

protagonist Montag. We learn how the protagonist faces a tyrannical society which he

used to be a part of. In addition Birzer includes a bit of backstory on Bradbury and the

fears caused by communism in the Cold War and the book burnings in Russia, Germany,

and Communist China.

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References

Wetzel, E. (2003). The firebrand: fifty years after its publication, Ray Bradbury's classic

Fahrenheit 451 shows no sign of flaming out. Boston, Massachusetts: GALE CENGAGE

Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GLS&sw=w

&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CA108312833&it=r&asid=0944ce2eb1b406c44c16ee6d89166589.

Moss, Joyce, & Wilson, G. (1997). Overview: Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Books

Burn. (Vol. 5). Boston, Massachusetts: GALE CENGAGE Learning.

doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1430002437&it=r&asid=2a5c660baa3ecec102766b2c26770fcc.

Touponce, W. F. (1997). Reverie and the Utopian Novel. (Vol. 98). Boston, Massachusetts:

GALE CENGAGE Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?

p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1100000141&it=r&asid=3c96ea4a64b1501c99e333325779e267. Originally

published in Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the

Reader, UMI Research Press, 1984, pp. 79-110.

Eller, E. (2017). An overview of Fahrenheit 451. Boston, Massachusetts: GALE CENGAGE

Learning. doi:go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?

p=GLS&sw=w&u=txshracd2503&v=2.1&id=GALE

%7CH1420002699&it=r&asid=8b5f8d93856f8ec2f9dd96bce2b1ecc8.

Ingram, M. (2012, June 06). Are we living in Bradburys Fahrenheit 451? Retrieved March 01,

2017, from https://gigaom.com/2012/06/06/are-we-living-in-bradburys-fahrenheit-451/.

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Weller, S. (2013, April 12). Sam Weller: Ray Bradbury's 180 on Fahrenheit 451 | Commentary.

Retrieved March 01, 2017, from

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2013/04/12/sam-weller-ray-bradburys-

180-on-fahrenheit-451 .

Itzkoff, D. (2014, November 22). Fahrenheit 451, Read by Tim Robbins. Retrieved March 02,

2017, from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/books/review/fahrenheit-451-read-by-

tim-robbins.html?_r=0.

Flock, E. (2011, August 26). 'Fahrenheit 451,' 50 years later, still sharply divides readers over

Ray Bradbury. Retrieved March 02, 2017, from

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/fahrenheit-451-50-years-later-still-

sharply-divides-readers-over-ray-bradbury/2011/08/26/gIQAn596fJ_blog.html?

utm_term=.0a87804e8458.

Tsukayama, H. (2012, June 06). Dreams of Ray Bradbury: Predictions that came true. Retrieved

March 02, 2017, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/dreams-of-

ray-bradbury-ten-predictions-that-came-true/2012/06/06/gJQAqbs9IV_story.html?

utm_term=.eb533257080c.

Birzer, B. J., Longenecker, D., Schall, J. V., & Devine, D. (2017, January 10). Ray Bradbury and

the Dystopia of "Fahrenheit 451". Retrieved March 01, 2017, from

http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/06/ray-bradbury-the-dystopia-of-

fahrenheit-451.html .