Classic literature are relics of the past and have no place in our modern times?

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Fahrenheit 451

Classic literature are relics of the past and have no place in our modern times?

Classic literature are relics of the past and have no place in our modern times.

Asked by Thomas T #457053 on 8/19/2015 12:33 AM

Last updated by judy t #197809 on 8/19/2015 12:55 AM

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Answered by judy t #197809 on 8/19/2015 12:55 AM

I am guessing that this is supposed to be an argumentative topic; by definition classic literature has already stood the test of time and has relevance in our own time for many reasons. The most important is universality: the idea that the theme is applicable to all people in all places at all times. Fahrenheit 451 obviously seems dated to us because it was describing things that have now come true. However, much of what Beatty questions and much of what we learn about people and their thirst for power, their desire to control others, and their wish to impose their ideas on others shows that some things have not changed.

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