burns. As a fireman living in a futuristic city, it is Guy Montag’s job to see that that is

exactly what happens. Ray Bradbury predicts in his novel Fahrenheit 451, that the future is

without literature -- everything from newspapers to novels to the Bible. Anyone caught

with books hidden in their home is forced out of it while the firemen force their way in.

Then, the firemen turn the house into an inferno. With pride, montag carries out just that.

Until one day he meets a young girl of seventeen who changes his mind about

everything. Clarisse McClellan knows many things that Montag has never considered. For

instance, she recites poetry, the ideas of great philosophers, and most importantly, facts

about the world’s history. When she first speaks to Montag of these illicit things, he is

taken aback and begins to question all that he has been told. Not trusting his current

knowledge and cursed with a burning curiosity, Montag begins collecting books from the

fires. One by one he reads the books, but they make no sense to him and he looks to

others for help. Unfortunately, Clarisse mysteriously disappeared and is later reported

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