Bradbury emphasizes that the U.S. government, in burning books, is merely expressing the will of a people whose short attention spans, indifference, and hedonism have gradually eroded any semblance of intellectualism from public life.
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Schools no longer teach the humanities, children are casually violent, and adults are constantly distracted by "seashells" (small audio devices resembling earbuds) and insipid television programs displayed on wall-sized screens.
Authors and readers are regarded as pretentious and dangerous to the well-being of society. Montag meets many characters that change his outlook on life such as Clarisse and Faber.”
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-Quoted from wikipedia entry of Guy Montag.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Montag?wprov=sfti1#