The Only Use of
scapegoat
in
Fahrenheit 451
- You threw them off at the river. They can't admit it. ... So they're sniffing for a scapegoat to end things with a bang.
p. 141.6scapegoat = someone to blame or punish
Definition:
someone blamed or punished for the errors of others
(editor's note: This expression comes from an ancient Jewish ritual in which the sins of the people were ritually transferred to a goat which was then driven into the desert away from the community.)