Discrimination in the story "Fahrenheit 451"?

Question

In Fahrenheit 451 is there any type of discrimination? I would think there is discrimination against the knowledgeable?

If you forgot the story here's a link to a quick summary:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/451/summary.html

Also, is there discrimination in this story, "Marigolds" :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marigolds_(short_story)

I think there is discrimination against outcasts in this story.

Answer 1

Yes, its discriminating against anything that is not government sanctified, TV, driving fast, that sort of thing. They do discriminate against knowlege and the pursuit of it.