Essay Outline On Fahrenheit 451

Vernon 1
I. INTRODUCTION:
Thesis: Fahrenheit 451 has many parallels with our current society. Reading this story had me really looking at where we as a society are headed.
II. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:
Opening Sentence: Guy Montag is a fireman; however, the type of fireman that he is is decidedly different from what is usually thought of when firemen are spoken of.
Detail1: Censorship in the name of religious liberty.
Detail2: Not offending anyone is political correctness taken to its ultimate form.
Detail3: Left unchecked, the United States may find itself worse off than the society depicted in the story.
III. BODY PARAGRAPH II:
Transition/Opening Sentence: Many comparisons can be made from Fahrenheit 451 to what some would desire for our own world.

(OxfordDicktionaries.com). This also falls in line with Fahrenheit 451 because in the story because part of the reason for their societies extreme censorship is because they claim it is because no one should be offended. 1. (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451). Left unchecked, political correctness in the United States, taken to extremes, could have our society worse off in some ways then the society depicted by Ray
Bradbury. While it is realized that certain things should not be said in such a way as to offend others, sometimes in order to have dialog leading to a good outcome, requires that some should have a bit thicker skin and not be so easily offended by another’s views that differ from their own. This is in no way to suggest that I support racial epithets, sexual comments, or attacking someone due to their sexuality; however, how can we as a society find common ground without everyone feeling comfortable enough to lay all of their cards on the table?
Another thing that I found to be worrisome after reading Fahrenheit 451 was the fact that government ruled over society with all the dictatorial authority of petty gods with the firemen