In Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451," the firemen bet on which houses will have illegal books hidden inside. If they suspect a house has books, they will alert the authorities and then burn the house down.
book burners
The firemen are called to Montag's house because there are books there.
start fire in stead of putting it out.
"burn em' to ashes, then burn the ashes"
In 'Fahrenheit 451', people who were found with books were reported to the firemen by their fellow citizens, as possessing books was illegal and punishable by burning your house down. The firemen in the story were responsible for burning books instead of putting out fires.
10 years. since he was 20.
Fire symbolizes two things in the novel Fahrenheit 451. It symbolizes both destruction because the firemen burn books, and knowledge.
The other firemen in "Fahrenheit 451" were indifferent to the burning of books and unquestioningly followed orders. They did not question the government's censorship and suppression of knowledge, as they had been conditioned to prioritize conformity and obedience to authority over critical thinking.
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.
The flame starter in Fahrenheit 451 was called the "Inferno." It was a device used by firemen to start fires and burn books in the dystopian society depicted in the novel.
Because they felt like it.