In Fahrenheit 451, Montag says he smells like kerosene because he is a fireman who burns books. The kerosene is used to start the fires that destroy the forbidden literature.
A form of dialect in "Fahrenheit 451" is the use of unusual and invented words by the characters, such as "kerosene" being used to describe burning books. This unique language reflects the oppressive and dehumanizing society depicted in the novel.
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Paper will start to char and burn at around 451 Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit 451 is the heat at which paper burns
One example of a metaphor in Fahrenheit 451 before page 31 is the comparison of burning books to “pouring kerosene” on the mind of society, implying that the act of censorship destroys knowledge and intellectual growth.
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.
It is explained in Bradbury's introduction to the novel. A literary license was taken by Ray Bradbury when he named "Fahrenheit 451" (novel, 1953) after the temperature at which paper ignites (the range is about 218°-246°C or 424-474°F).
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.