1) Is it better to be ignorant and happy OR is it better to be aware, educated and disturbed at the world?
From Captain Beatty's perspective, it is better to be ignorant and happy than to be aware, educated, and disturbed at the world. Beatty feels that the fire fighters are the "happiness boys" because if certain people don't like a certain topic than the book that talks about this topic must be burnt to keep people happy. The evidence that i found for my explanation is on page 59 when Captain Beatty says, "Colored people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book about tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity, Montag. Peace, Montag. Take your fight outside. Better yet, to the incinerator." Beatty enjoys his job so in his opinion it is better to be ignorant and happy as long as he enjoys his job. I mean Beatty is selfish but I mean who isn't at times. He only wishes to tell Guy of the past and help him understand why they began a new way of life.
One question I have is how do the people know what true happiness is if they have never lived any other way?
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This line came to my attention, "Beatty enjoys his job so in his opinion it is better to be ignorant and happy as long as he enjoys his job." I never thought of that. I agree, I think Captain Beatty is a little obsessed over his job. I think if he let someone get away with what they're doing, then he could lose his job. In a way, he is really selfish.
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