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Now Was Then, Then Is Now: The Paradoxical World Of Fahrenheit 451, Michael R. Labrie
Now Was Then, Then Is Now: The Paradoxical World Of Fahrenheit 451, Michael R. Labrie
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
In the following essay, through the analysis and interpretation of Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, I will create a juxtaposition of the world that we live in today and compare it to the eerily similar version known as Elm City, in which Bradbury creates a dark representation of 21st century America. This essay will carefully analyze and interpret themes, symbols, and futuristic inventions in which Bradbury claims he was, “Trying to prevent futures,” as well as bring everyday uses and patterns of today’s society to light, revealing the prescient and prophetic text in which the novel encompasses
An Examination Of The Life And Work Of Gustav Hasford, Matthew Samuel Ross
An Examination Of The Life And Work Of Gustav Hasford, Matthew Samuel Ross
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
While Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket has remained in the national consciousness twenty years after its release, the author of its source material, Gustav Hasford, has not. Few people know or remember that the Oscar-nominated film was not an original work but was adapted by Hasford, Kubrick, and Dispatches author Michael Herr from Hasford's 1979 novel The Short-Timers. Fewer people remember that following the well-reviewed The Short-Timers Hasford published a sequel, The Phantom Blooper, as well as one final novel A Gypsy Good Time, a frenetic parody of detective fiction. To say that Gustav Hasford is primarily remembered as …