Why Does Beatty Dislike Books In Fahrenheit 451

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Throughout the story “Fahrenheit 451”, Beatty seems to dislike books for several reasons. The main reason is that Beatty wants to be the one in control of the books' answers. Obviously, Beatty has spent most of his life in reading books. He thinks that books are not worth reading because they contradict themselves a lot. That is clearly stated when he tells Montag that," the books say nothing! Nothing you can teach or believe,". On the hand, the author wants to point out that the future envisioned in this novel is being shaped by several characters like those of televisions, cars, violence and the groups of people who do not believe in others' opinions. So, pretty much, Bradbury wants to say that the technology is a major factor to replace

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