Which of the arguments below is NOT a reason Beatty gives to promote book

burning?

a) Reading causes too much enjoyment, and therefore it is not good for society.

b) In order to keep people happy, any book that make anyone unhappy must be

burned.

c) It is better for people to forget about the catastrophic events of the past,

such as war, so they can focus on being happy.

d) Instead of focusing on knowledge, society is now solely focused on

entertainment, and therefore, books are no longer neccessary.

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Aniyah Newman

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22 December, 15:09

Which of the arguments below is NOT a reason Beatty gives to promote book

burning?

a) Reading causes too much enjoyment, and therefore it is not good for society.

b) In order to keep people happy, any book that make anyone unhappy must be

burned.

c) It is better for people to forget about the catastrophic events of the past,

such as war, so they can focus on being happy.

d) Instead of focusing on knowledge, society is now solely focused on

entertainment, and therefore, books are no longer neccessary.

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Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Hope Levy · Answer 1

I haven't read fahrenheit 451 in awhile, but knowing the plot/character I'm pretty sure it's A.

Raul Maynard · Answer 2

d) Instead of focusing on knowledge, society is now solely focused on

entertainment, and therefore, books are no longer neccessary.

Explanation:

In the story Captain Beatty realizes that the society where they are living is offended by almost everything that is written and the books are a reflect of how we can make people unhappy with our words, then they start to burn books because the offend people and make people un happy, the only reason from the given in the options that has nothing to do with the reasons of Captain Beatty would be d) Instead of focusing on knowledge, society is now solely focused on entertainment, and therefore, books are no longer neccessary.