1/19/2021

Disillusionment when an author's personality doesn't line up with his or her work

Soon before I became a Christian when I was 19, I read Fahrenheit 451, and Bradbury's description of society strongly resonated with me. Inspired, I created a novel cover painting of Fahrenheit 451 that won a prize at the LA County Fair. Though I intended to send the painting to Bradbury, he passed away just one month later, and I still have the painting to this day.

After reading a book that makes a strong impression upon me, naturally I like to learn more about the author. To my disappointment, Bradbury was a close friend of Walt Disney, a pedophile occultist. In case anyone still believes Disney is innocent, the fact that Disneyland is giving out Convid vaccines like candy ought to reveal otherwise.

Bradbury's favorite holiday was Halloween, which is never a good sign. He was a member of Club 33, a secret society in Disneyland, and there is footage of him there on Halloween in 2003. Obviously he wasn't a Christian.

On top of that, Bradbury claimed his ideas originated from a "demon muse." At one point I saw his drawing of the demon that told him what to write, but I can't find that image online anymore. Would a demon tell such truth as is found in Fahrenheit 451?

The instruments of darkness tell us truths, but not for our good -- to trap us. Satanists call this the "revelation of the method." The CIA calls it "predictive programming."

Anyhow, this seems to be a case in which the author somehow didn't "live up" to his work, or perhaps I just imagined him to be different based upon F451. When I watch his interviews, I am not very fond of his personality and way of perceiving the world. The world holds him in high regard, yet if I am honest with myself, he bothers me.

Superficially, Bradbury seems happy; one may even think he has found the "secret" of joy. Yet when I watch his interview at Club 33...though he talks a lot about passion and joy, his expressions tell another story. He actually looks lost and sad.

Apart from Christ, joy and peace cannot be found. Those who really love the truth and life will find answers in Christ. Any other source is counterfeit. Bradbury's "demon, not afraid of happiness" as he described it, deceived him and the world. If he didn't know God, he didn't know joy.

Oddly, though F451 affected me profoundly, it is the only work from that author that did so, as his other works are quite different.

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