No-Marsupial-7385
No-Marsupial-7385 t1_iu2vbfk wrote
Reply to TIL that Fahrenheit 451, a book about a distopian future where books are banned and burned, was banned and burned by the apartheid regime in South Africa with other tens of thousands. by open_closet
F451 is about a society that bans and burns books, yes.
But more so, confirmed by Bradbury, is that the book is about people who voluntarily stop reading in favor of screens and earbuds.
They decide the the ideas in books are dangerous and that only the commercial, capitalist entertainment is acceptable.
People didn’t fight against the book bans and burning. They willingly went along.
No-Marsupial-7385 t1_iu2vj3e wrote
Reply to TIL that Fahrenheit 451, a book about a distopian future where books are banned and burned, was banned and burned by the apartheid regime in South Africa with other tens of thousands. by open_closet
I live near a military base and every time the jets fly over, I think of Faber saying they do that to get us used to the sound of the jets so when the war starts we won’t be afraid.
I think about that a lot, to be honest.