Guy Montag is a fireman who lives in a society in which books are illegal. His job is not to extinguish fires, but to light them. He burns books, and all the firemen wear the number "451" on their uniforms because that is the temperature at which books burn.
But the role reversal of the firemen is not the only difference between present-day society and the world in which Montag lives. People of Montag's world take no interest in politics or world issues. The only point of life is pleasure. Montag's wife, Mildred, spends her time watching the televisions that take up three of the four walls in their parlor, or listening to the seashell radios that fit snugly in the ear. It isn't until Montag meets a young girl named Clarisse that he realizes that there might be more to life than the electronic entertainment that absorbs everyone. Clarisse makes him think about the world beyond the wall television and seashell radios; she makes him wonder about life.
This newfound curiosity gets Montag into trouble when he takes an interest in reading the books that he's supposed to burn. When Captain Beatty, the fire chief, realizes that Montag has traded sides, he forces Montag to burn his own home. To save himself, Montag kills the fire chief and escapes the city. A manhunt ensues on live television, but when Montag eludes the authorities, an innocent man is killed in his place to appease the audience.
Montag finds a group of educated, vagrant men who remember great novels so that when the world returns to an appreciation of literature, they will be ready to help out. He joins them. As they are walking away from the city, a bomb destroys the place that was once Montag's home. Knowing they will be needed, the men turn back to the shattered city to help rebuild a society that has destroyed itself.
Ray Bradbury uses third person point of view in Fahrenheit 451 to create a sense of detachment from the characters, allowing readers to observe the society and its flaws more objectively. This point of view also helps to emphasize the dystopian setting and the oppressive nature of the government control.
Yes, that is a reference to Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451", where books are burned by a specialized fire department. The temperature symbolizes the destructive power of censorship and the suppression of knowledge.
Paper will start to char and burn at around 451 Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit 451 is the heat at which paper burns
The title of Fahrenheit 451 is Fahrenheit 451. The shorter version of the story was called "The Fireman", which was the basis for Fahrenheit 451. The reason why this book was entitled Fahrenheit 451 is because the temperature in which books burn is Fahrenheit 451.
Paper burns at approximately 451 degrees Fahrenheit, which is why it is the title of Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451" where books are burned as a form of censorship.
Montag wears the number 451 on his helmet in Fahrenheit 451. The number signifies the temperature at which book paper burns.
451 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to approximately 232.78 degrees Celsius.
Mrs. Bowles's first name in "Fahrenheit 451" was Mildred.
It is the temperature at which paper, in this case books, spontaneously combusts (bursts into flames). 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is the temperature paper ignites at, homey.
Yes, Ray Bradbury wrote a short story sequel to Fahrenheit 451 titled "The Fireman," which was later expanded into a full-length novel called "Fahrenheit 451."