Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is a book where people in the future are controlled by censorship. Firefighters burn books to keep the population dumb and from realizing what is going on in day to day life. They even lie and say Benjamin Franklin was the first firefighter. Which if they could get books they would know its complete crap. This sounds eerily similar to some times in history governments, or political groups have censored people's freedom.

Latimer was a bishop in England in the 15 hundreds that was burned at the stake. Latimer Decided to leave his position in result to the King's refusal to allow the Protestant reforms he wanted to make. This is a perfect example the control and censorship used back in the day to control people. Would you not listen if the consequence was to be burned alive? This has occurred through history. Nazi Germany in the 1930's is notorious for the censorship that occurred during their 12 year oppressive war on freedom. In Fahrenheit 451, much of the oppression is actually taken from observations of the Nazis. The German people weren’t allowed to get news from around the world or get foreign books. The same was for the rest of the world they would not allow the propaganda being fed to the German people get out easily.

 Censorship is still alive and well today with excellent examples such as North Korea. But it also occurred in the most unlikely of places now days. Hollywood, it made a Blacklist of celebrities and directors, personal life and history, and if they had any communications with people the frowned upon. If someone got accused of any of this they would never work in Hollywood during that period. This is an atrocity because of the violations of the first amendment, of our constitution, and is amazing how people allowed it. That was a time where education was not very good. That is the problem, educate yourself and question everything.