I think that if Ray Bradbury’s ideas in Fahrenheit 451 were to come true then all versions of The Holy Bible would be the first and most sought out books to be burned. Although the Bible for some people is a source that gives us happiness, understanding of purpose, and describes our creation; for others that don't believe and agree with what the Bible says would want the Bible destroyed. Some people don't like to be told that the way they live is not right and should be changed. Those people would find the Bible to be a source of unhappiness. There are so many different ways that people believe we were created and reasons for existence that those who don't agree with the Bible would be upset that it states that it is the ONLY answer. As the character, in Ray’s book, Faber states, “Lord, how we’ve changed [The Bible] in our ‘parlors’ these days” (pg. 81). I think that the government and officials would change the book as a way for meeting their own needs. Erasing anything that could offend anyone, thus changing the word itself. And they would burn The Holy Bible that way no one could refute what they say to be true. I wish that in the real world more people would stand up for preserving The Holy Bible and not allow nearly all versions to be burned like they did in the book.
In Fahrenheit 451 the people couldn't understand the language that Shakespeare and other authors used. If they couldn't understand their language then they certainly won’t understand the language The Bible uses. For this reason I believe that people would be even more confused with the Bible and that would upset them as well. Some people do not like that which they can not understand. In Ray's world I believe this would be another reason to burn The Bible, to save people the emotional distress of trying to decipher and make sense of the words.
Although I have never read the entire Bible, the thought of having it burned and losing all that the Bible says is hard for me to accept. I would never want to lose it and would do my best to remember as much of it as I could. I think if I had to choose only one or two books because that’s all my brain would retain I would probably start with the new testament, Matthew, Luke, or John. There is just something about those books that I really enjoy and wouldn’t want to be lost. If I chose a book from the Old Testament, it would be the first book, Genesis. That book describes the way God created the earth and it is always good to remember how things started. I think it is important to never forget and stand up for what you believe in and where each of us came from. I believe in God and Jesus Christ and the words of The Bible so that is what I would stand up for and become, the living Bible. I know some people aren’t religious or have different religious beliefs than I, and I recommend they stand up for their beliefs and themselves. Everyone needs to stay awake and not become another drone walking around wasting such a precious thing as life. If everyone rolls over and lets their book be burned then we won’t have any living books and our past will be lost and forgotten.
I really hate re-posting this link; however, this is exactly the type of person that I think would be the first to hold a match to a Bible and any Bible that he could get his hands on.
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