The powers that be want to eliminate schools all together. They don’t need a literate labourer. Soldier just need to recognize the alphabet. (I mean this in the most basic of terms. I’m not desparaging anyone.)
They don’t want “free thinking” people in their society. If anyone remembers ‘Divergent’. If not, look into it. It’s not too far off.
Beautiful analogy.
I can so relate to this, and it honestly does make perfect sense.
When I was 8, I took a hacksaw to my cousins bike and ripped it in half. My plan was to make a unicycle… I only made people upset.