Two works of literature that support this idea are Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, and "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut. ... The plot of Fahrenheit 451 deals with a dystopia in which censorship is a prominent theme. ... Montag's boss, Captain Beatty, attempts to convince Montag he is doing the right thing in burning books and stripping society from this knowledge: "Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally "bright," did most of the reciting and answering while the others sat like so many leaden idols, hating him. And wasn't it this bright boy...

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