They would dare to burn all the knowledge of humanity to entrench their dictatorship. It just so happens that science fiction writers of the 20th century perfectly predict the coming future in their works, and sometimes the existing present. Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" shows a technological world of the future in which books are banned and destroyed (Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature of ignition and burning of paper) by special fire brigades. Gorenje And if in the real world we are used to such people putting out fire, then in Bradbury's world they are the liquidators of books with the help of fire. And even if books are not burned in the real world, you can clearly see how much less people began to read in principle. The life of the people in the work is reduced to constant watching of mind-numbing television with a lot of tedious programs and series, annoying advertisements. Such is life in the world of the future in the author's fiction. But wait. Is this really just the world from a fantasy book? I'm sure each of us will answer that that world is very similar to our real one, where everything coincides to one degree or another. And Bradbury's book essentially becomes a prediction of our decades-old world. We have been living here and now for a long time in a world where people are mired in numerous social networks, constantly watching mind-numbing TV, and books have essentially become something unremarkable and often ignored. The analogy is not the most pleasant, but to some extent we have been living in a world of "451 degrees Fahrenheit" for a long time. The life of society in the work is shown by the author as the next peak of civilization. People here live in fireproof houses, have cars, and many other high-tech things. But we can clearly see that people don't really need all these things. Their world is not getting brighter, it is gray, monotonous and has no soul. After all, some other things have become the values of society. The families here are not like the ones we are used to. This is a kind of social unit, which is essentially created only because it is "necessary." After all, this is the way to procreate, and in fact to maintain the human population as a species. But Bradbury certainly devotes a special role to books and their role in society. No new books are being created. Moreover, it is a grave crime for people to have books. The government believes that people can and should get everything they need from TV, which is constantly playing something that stupefies and does not develop people at all. But this is the path of tyranny and dictatorship. The ban on reading books is carried out under a good pretext. They say a certain book infringes on the rights of certain citizens. We need to get rid of her. Another book hurts the feelings of someone else. Burn her. Etc. As a result, the imaginary struggle for human equality and a better life leads to the fact that people are brought up in the way the state wants. People in this world appear to be superficial creatures, the product of a totalitarian society. The uneducated are easier to manipulate, and it is much easier to impose their often criminal values on them. And if you ask questions, try to find out something else, then you become a threat to the state, and, therefore, an enemy of society. It is not for nothing that a person will be called a criminal for having books. The real world has come up with something similar. Of course, books are not burned here, but all conditions have been created so that people do not read them, but receive information from other, seemingly more interesting sources. Let's be honest, though. It's all about the people. If they want to study, to study some important topics for them, then they will find the necessary books, manuals, courses, and so on. But it's easier to "hang out" in entertainment, give food to a different kind of brain, not bother yourself and analyze less in the end. Everything is interconnected here. No one will give a definite answer. But one thing is for sure. This course of events is quite beneficial to a number of people, because it allows you to manipulate people, make them your followers, serving any "truth" with the right sauce. Ray Bradbury's novel is a very interesting read. The author's style is pleasing to the eye, and the presented world looks very bright, despite its grayness. I mean, it's easy to imagine the described society, cities, and living conditions in that fantasy world. The book has long been a classic of fiction, has received the prestigious Hugo and Prometheus awards and has definitely earned one of the prominent places on the Olympus of fantasy literature. 9 out of 10