Reflection Question for F451 p.74

In the quote "Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave.They just might stop us from making the same damn mistakes".I think he calls his society a cave because in his society they are not allow to read or own a book, so therefore they are unaware of the history or things that are going on.They might feel like if they are trap in a cave.I think maybe the books could help the society from making the same mistakes because the books might have life experiences of the author and that could help the people avoid mistakes that the author might have done.