Censorship Of Knowledge Perpetuates Uniformity - 1682 Words

Lloyd Kili Agamaite Mrs. DiBella English MYP 5 3 November 2015 Tyrannous Freedom The censorship of knowledge perpetuates uniformity in a community. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, banning and burning books is the people’s and government’s way of censoring knowledge. Through books, Guy Montag, the main character and fireman, develops individual thought, and becomes one of the most dangerous human beings in the society. Information and knowledge allows people to think for themselves. Therefore, the censoring of information by banning books prevents expression of individuality, advances in society, and any questioning of authority. Through his work, Montag discovers the endless learning that is possible through books. His later†¦show more content†¦This means almost all of the firemen look and act the same. When a group is the same, it is extremely easy to control, therefore it is necessary for the firemen to be be identical in order for the government is to have complete control over them. With Montag’s new individual thought in the mix conflicting with the other firemen’s views on uniqueness, Montag becomes a target of elimination for the firemen. Captain Beatty expresses to Montag the reason for the role of the fireman, â€Å"‘We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought†Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ (59). Beatty believes individual expression makes everyone unhappy, and so does most of the brainwashed society. Books are put to blame for the â€Å"evil† self expression some citizens display. This is because most books, es pecially nonfiction, are written in a different perspective even if they are written about the same thing. This leaves the reader with a decision to make about which side or perspective to believe in. These types of decisions heavily perpetuate â€Å"conflicting theory and thought† (59), the enemy of uniformity in a society. The firemen are meant to burn and destroy these collections of controversy, because if there is nothing to perpetuate it, all of society will conform to the instruction and regulations of the government. In other words, the government, or