451 – Genre Breakdown

Genre is a category of literature than is used to describe different types of fiction. The novel, Fahrenheit 451, falls under the category fiction. The sub-genre within Fahrenheit 451, is science-fiction. The reasons this novel can be applied to this sub-genre is because this story is set in the future, in a dystopian life where peoples lives revolve around technology. The novel has lots of technological advancements within their society such as parlour walls, seashell earbuds and the Hound. Within the society, a lot of evil is portrayed with the idea of books with all the knowledge they contain, causing them to be illegal and getting burnt down. As well as there is the possibility that nuclear war outbreaks and firetrucks contain kerosene to burn down houses and libraries that have suspicion of carrying books inside.

Comparisons between Fahrenheit and reality

 

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