INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a type of DYSTOPIC novel. That means it is about a future that is bleak, dark and dreary.
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” -Ray Bradbury.
Science Fiction Describes things that are plausible based upon the technology at the time Often considers the effect of technology on society Bradbury.