When you burn something, it is completely destroyed. Also, burning makes a public statement of "We despise this!" People who burn things are usually very angry and full of hate. Tearing them up and throwing them away would not be bad enough to make them satisfied; they feel that they need to make a big spectacle out of destroying things. Also that...
Burning books was a deliberate act to suppress ideas and prevent them from circulating further. It was a stronger symbol of silencing dissent and eradicating knowledge compared to tearing up or throwing them away. Additionally, burning ensured that the information contained in the books was completely destroyed.
In "Fahrenheit 451," written by Ray Bradbury, books are burned instead of authors. The main character, Guy Montag, is a fireman whose job is to burn books that are deemed illegal by the government.
ordered that all books be burned
As the is An Adolf Hitler question. The Nazi's burned the books to show the hatred to the Jews 20,000 books were burned many by Jews and others like si-fi they didint like imagination also albert ensteins works were burnt because he was a Jew. "Where they burn books, at the end they also burn people" 1823 Heinrich Heine shows how right that is about the Nazis
Burned them.
The Bible.
Charles Darwin's books were burned in Germany by the Nazis because they were considered "un-german"
You may be thinking that Hitler & the Nazis burned books. Yes some books that the Nazis did not like were burned, however this was done for publicity. Actually book burnings were not a major feature of Nazi German life. The Germans valued books & education in general, and would have burned anti-Nazi books & books written by Jews.
Adeles books and Angels.
There have been several famous books that have been burned in protest. The Bible has been burned on several occasions. Other books include the Torah, Fahrenheit 451, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and 1984.
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Freud expressed his belief that if his books were burned, they would rise again from the ashes since his ideas were ingrained in the minds of his followers and society. He considered his work to be timeless and influential beyond physical copies of his books.