The primary motive is more practical than usual-they were trying to destroy any blueprints of a Weapon of Mass Destruction-but they were also furthering an unknown period of time (known as the "Void Century") the World Government wants to keep buried. In One Piece, this figures into Nico Robin's backstory with the Marines raiding the Ohara Library prior to unleashing the Buster Call that would eradicate Ohara.Despite being warned that she'll lose her powers if she lets the book burn out, Tickle refuses to leave her human family and lets the book burn, accepting the loss of her magic as a consequence. This means Tickle must return to the magic realm, but Hina, upset that she can't come with Tickle, angrily tosses the book that was to have been Tickle's only way home into a bonfire.
Majokko Tickle: The final episode, in which Tickle exposes herself as a witch when she uses her magic to stop her mother from being impaled by a knife.Library War is all about Japan's libraries trying to save what books are left from the Media Betterment Committee and their bonfires.
It should be noted that this scene did not make it to the English dub. In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, King Dedede burnt all the Pappy Potter and the Fool's Stone copies in Pupu village and made it illegal because he's illiterate and cannot read the novels at all.Invoked near the end of Girls' Last Tour when the books that Chito (who is ironically against her books being burnt) have collected, and her own diary, were burnt by her in order to keep themselves warm before their perilous ascent to the top level of the Mega City.In one episode of Fullmetal Alchemist, the homunculi burn down one section of the library to stop Edward from getting information on the Philosopher's Stone.Also, students sometimes celebrate finishing a particularly hard or painful class by burning their textbooks and notes. Related to the real-life event, Bonfire of the Vanities, but not to be confused with The Bonfire of the Vanities.Īlternatively, the trope can be used in a non-political manner a group of survivors from an incident may have to burn books just to keep themselves warm. Compare Break-Up Bonfire, which carries a more personal meaning. Often goes hand in hand with Persecuted Intellectuals and You Cannot Kill An Idea. See why they can't be listed? note Additionally, since most libraries lack an infinite amount of space, books that fall into disrepair or haven't been checked out in ages are disposed of by paying a company to burn them for you not the most environmentally sound way to get rid of books, but also not this trope Very much Truth in Television, but if you're looking for real-life examples, here's a list of book-burning incidents and a list of libraries destroyed throughout history. It's worth noting that, while the emotional impact of burning books hasn't changed with the digital age, the physical impact of trying to destroy books is largely mitigated by mass printing and e-format books. If someone's buying armloads of books from your store, their intent to burn may not concern you much at the same time, a totalitarian state that would resort to the destruction of books probably won't take kindly to the ones distributing them to the public. Booksellers often have different, somewhat conflicted, feelings. Since Most Writers Are Writers, they usually have pretty strong feelings on this subject. However it's still considered especially heinous because it's considered an attack on knowledge itself, and symbolic of the crushing of intellectual freedom and of anyone who even thinks of disagreeing with their ideology. Objectively speaking, book burning is far from the worst thing a totalitarian government or party could do. It doesn't necessarily have to be burning, either - dumping the books into a wood chipper or into the sea sends the same message. It doesn't have to be books - movies, music and artwork may also be put to the blaze. It's Kill It with Fire used for censorship, or at the very least to make a statement. The Book Burning is exactly what it sounds like: the incineration (preferably a big bonfire) of literature that threatens the government's authority or the Moral Guardians' values.
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How do you show that your Police State is monstrous and trying to stamp out all free thought? Or that your Moral Guardians have crossed the line into Culture Police? Have 'em hold a good old-fashioned book burning! Heinrich Heine, from the 1823 tragic play Almansor note His own work was burned by the Nazis over Heine being Jewish, and we all know what happened later.
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