Fahrenheit 451: Why is it timeless?

This novel is timeless for many reasons.  First of all, it has many important themes that make people want to keep reading it.  Also, it is set in the future, and the possibility of the future being like this is not appealing, so people want to read it to prevent that happening.  One last reason is that the characters are very timeless.  To begin, the important themes in this novel keep it popular to read.  Nobody wants to live in a world of censorship and constricted behavior.  The theme of censoring what people think, hear, and read is sickening.  This theme will be strong forever because there is always a possibility of books being banned.  Some books start off by being banned by schools or even towns.  This is crazy because it is just a book.  Books do not control people! It is just a creative outlet or and informative story and they should never be restricted to read.  Every book should be cherished, even if it is not very good.  Another theme of the creation of a unattainable utopia make people want to keep reading it as well.  Many people think that a perfect world can exist, but they are wrong.  If the world was perfect to one person, it would not be to another person.  It just depends on personalities and opinions.  And there is no way that everyone in the world will agree on something.  It is just impossible.

Another reason this novel is so timeless is because there is a possibility of it happening.  This novel is based on the future, which means it could happen.  There is a possible way that someone could change the world like this and make everyone brainwashed to think a certain way.  People want to read this novel to prevent something so horrible from happening.  In a way, this novel is a guide on what not to do when trying to progress the world.

One last reason this novel is timeless is because of the characters. mostly Guy Montag.  He is so timeless because he represents that hero who stands up and resists the rules.  Everyone loves a rebel!  He represents the spirit that goes into risking your life for you beliefs.  Montag is just a great character because he is relate able.  Montag is a very good reason that this book can be read generation after generation.

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 1996. Print.