Burn Quote by Ray Bradbury
““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 on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Burn the book. Serenity, Montag. Peace, Montag. Take your fight outside. Better yet, into the incinerator. Funerals are unhappy and pagan? Eliminate them, too. Five minutes after a person is dead he’s on his way to the Big Flue, the Incinerators serviced by helicopters all over the country.””
About This Quote
The passage satirically critiques censorship, violence, and societal hypocrisy through extreme imagery.
In simple terms: It mocks burning books and eliminating traditions as absurd.
Key Takeaway
Question authority and protect free expression.
Themes
censorship
violence
hypocrisy
Mood
critical
ironic
Type
satirical
political
When to use this quote
- libraries
- education
- political movements
Key Concepts
satire
social critique
Questions to Reflect On
- What values are threatened by such actions?
- How does satire reveal truth?
A Different Perspective
Extremes can obscure underlying issues.
