In Fahrenheit 451, books are banned. There isn't a clear explanation of why but Bradbury toys with this idea to play on this theme. He questions why there are two kinds of people, those who are uninterested in reading (critical thinking) and those who are hostile against books because they feel inferior to a society that is more well read. This is where knowledge vs ignorance comes into play. If you promote ignorance or a lack of critical thinking/ goals, you will create a population that is equal yet there will never be greatness. Everything will be the same. Therefore, Bradbury battles this idea of a society and states that without a goal in your life, it will ultimately be meaningless. Make meaning with your life, think, read and you shall live in a full society.
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