SYAKIR, MUHAMMAD (2022) ANALYSIS OF CENSORSHIP IN RAY BRADBURY’S FAHRENHEIT 451 NOVEL. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang.
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Abstract
Freedom of speech is one of the basic human rights protected by constitution in various organizations and countries. Censorship as an effort to limit information is one of the things that impede the accomplishment of freedom of speech. Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 illustrates this phenomenon well. This study focuses on censorship as the main theme of the novel. The purpose of the study is to analyse how censorship is portrayed in the novel and the effects of censorship on the society in the novel. The study uses descriptive qualitative as the research method. The data is collected from Fahrenheit 451 novel as the primary source and other writings such as journal articles, books, and reports as the secondary sources. This study finds that both general types of censorship are represented in the novel, which are state-imposed censorship and self-censorship. State-imposed censorship is depicted through the existence of the main character, Guy Montag, as a fireman whose job is to burn books, the thing which the state ban. Firemen as representatives of the state also carry out censorship by silencing and giving punishments such as imprisonment and death penalty. Self-censorship is carried out by some characters in the novel to avoid conflict and for their safety. The effects of censorship demonstrated in the novel are security & morality, public curiosity, rumours potential, poor policy decisions, and international effects. The portrayal of censorship and its effects is well presented in the novel through the journey of its main character. Keywords: freedom of speech, censorship, book burning, authoritarian, Fahrenheit 451
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi Fakultas Bahasa dan Ilmu Komunikasi > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Pustakawan 1 UNISSULA |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2023 07:32 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2023 07:32 |
| URI: | http://repository.unissula.ac.id/id/eprint/27880 |
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