“Books aren’t people. You read and I look all around, but there isn’t anybody!” …show more content…
knowledge is presented many times in Fahrenheit 451. Society supports ignorance and keeps the public eye covered from learning anything contentious. The books represent knowledge, and the dystopia promotes ignorance and sameness by burning books. Knowledge is shown through Montag’s realization of ignorance and society’s suppression of individuality and his act of overcoming ignorance and maintaining knowledge. Bradbury relays the message that knowing the harsh reality of the world is better than living with superficial happiness in ignorance. Once books were burned a new generation emerged, and it lead to ignorance and oblivion to the greater things of life. In the novel it was typical to be depressed and not uncommon to hear of suicides. Fahrenheit 451 teaches a lesson that without books maintaining knowledge is difficult, and without knowledge citizens remain miserable without realizing