Loss Of Knowledge In Fahrenheit 451

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the main character Guy Montag encounters men that are living libraries. These men are able to preserve their knowledge through memorization. They would know books would be burned by firemen to ensure no one would be able to educate the younger generation about the life with books. This unspoken life was an afraid-free and joyful life, but due to one man’s malicious acts the whole world was afraid of the “firemen” he founded. These firemen would go to random homes and burn the not only the books but the home and human as well. This fact makes the preservation of knowledge so much more important. It is so important because the survivors of the burnings will go and educate the younger generation about the firemen, what they do, why they burn books, and how they do it. The
Montag had created a friendship with her. He would see her every day until about a month later she had vanished. As soon as he noticed this he asked his wife if she knew anything and she did. She told him that she had been run over and the family moved out of the house. When Montag heard this news he was devastated. Montag thought the books he was reading led him to Clarisse in some way. This makes these men that are living libraries so much more significant to others. By knowing what they know they can teach men like Montag and women like Clarisse about what they know, how it changed the world and why it needs to go back. The only ways the world will revert back to what it was is by the survivors teaching the younger generation about Fahrenheit 451, fighting against them and bring the joy of books back into the world. When Montag Encounters these men that are living libraries, he immediately understands their views and opinions and joins the fight against Fahrenheit 451 and bring knowledge and joy back into the