Was it necessary to
burn books and bury scholars?
Would
you ever burn books just so people could not read them? Would you ever burn
anyone alive? That is exactly what Emperor Qin did. He believed that people should not think out
of the box and if anyone was against him then they should be punished. To limit
people on how they should think is an awful thing; just as punishing people for
their opinions. “To prevent his people to think freely, he burnt many books
which he feared would affect people's thinking (travelchinaguide.com).” some of
these books were Confucian books. He believed that the books would encourage
people to think spontaneously which he did not approve of. So he improperly burnt
these books. This is a terrible occurance because it is limiting the right of
education. Any information in those books have been taken from the people.
Along
with the burning of books, he also buried scholars alive. “after he learnt some
scholars' discussions about his arrogance, he buried 460 of them alive (travelchinaguide.com).”
This is indispicable; to portray such onslaught is unbearable. The people
simply had an opinion and beacause he did not approve of it, he buried them
alive. I do not understand how someone could act that cruel to other beings. What
type of example is he setting for his dynasty? He is basically showing his
people that if they do not like someone’s opinion they can kill them. I think
the actions of Emperor Qin were wrong and disrespectful.
Staff Writer
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