# Why should you read "Fahrenheit 451"?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Iseult Gillespie
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Law, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_why_should_you_read_fahrenheit_451)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Ray Bradbury's novel imagines a world where books are banned- and possessing, let alone reading them, is forbidden.The protagonist, Montag, is a fireman responsible for destroying what remains. The story raises the question: how can you preserve your mind in a society where free will, self-expression and curiosity are under fire? Iseult Gillespie examines what makes the dystopian novel a classic. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [Why should you read "Fahrenheit 451"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/iseult_gillespie_why_should_you_read_fahrenheit_451/ecdef33349ab), 5 min (TED's player)