Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 continues to be celebrated and controversial for its critique of Western civilization. For many, it stands as a warning against the surrender of personal liberty and critical thought. Its fans believe that elements of the narrative can already be found in many layers of our culture. For others, the novel is an unwarranted dark and pessimistic forecast. Its detractors dismiss the book as mere science fiction entertainment that has no bearing on reality. Write a 5-6 page essay that examines one of the themes of Fahrenheit 451 and take a stand on whether or not you believe this theme is relevant in twenty-first century society.Your essay must begin with an introduction that introduces the subject, a theme of the novel and its current relevance, and catches the reader’s interest. The last sentence of the introduction must be the thesis or claim of the essay. It should clearly state whether Fahrenheit 451 is relevant today or not. In addition, you must have at least six body paragraphs that develop your essay. Each body paragraph must begin with a clear topic sentence that specifically states the topic and focus of the paragraph; each topic sentence must make a claim on the relevance or irrelevance of the novel.A good supporting paragraph must contain seven to thirteen sentences, so you will need to cite evidence from the novel and from our world. You will then need to explain why the evidence supports the claims you are making. For your suppor
t evidence, you should use recent magazine or newspaper articles or books of non-fiction as sources to support your claims on the relevance of the messages in Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit 451 can serve as ONE of your sources but you must have FIVE other sources too. Use the electronic databases for your sources as much as possible because they have already been vetted. If you use an internet source, you will need to verify that the source is credible.You must also incorporate specific examples from the novel into your own writing to support your claims of theme.Provide clear attributions and complete and accurate citations for all outside sources (including the novel) used in your essay. The majority of the sources you use should be incorporated into your writing in the form of summary and paraphrase. No more than 10 percent of your essay can include quotations.4. Finally, end your essay with a concluding paragraph that brings the essay to an effective close.This is a formal academic essay so please avoid the following errors:Contractions (can’t, won’t, shouldn’t, etc.)First person point of view (I, us, we, our, my, etc.)Second person point of view (you, yours, yourself, etc.)Clichéd expressionsGeneralizationsBecause you are using research in this paper, your essay will need to include in text citations, as well as a properly formatted Works Cited page (this page does not count towards your page length). The margins, heading, pagination (etc.) should be in MLA format.