Fahrenheit 451
Book Burning
In a world where Censorship( destroying individual thoughts in books) and burning houses down is normal.
Tech: First Color T.V. sets
Invented in the 1950's (1953/54), color TV sets allowed a better way for people to watch television in color for the first time ever !
Government: The Korean War
Countless soldiers from North Korea and South Korea, with the help of the U.S.,were at war because of the spread of communism
Social: Cigarette Smoking
Smoking cigarettes was acceptable in 1953. People did it because they liked tobacco, but only did they know that cigarette smoking was a major cause in Lung cancer and that's how many people died
About the authur: Ray Bradbury
Husband, Four daughters, writer, cat lover, creative
Website: http://www.raybradbury.com/bio.html
Location: Waukegan, Illionois