Originally written in 1951 as the Fireman (Beachams), Fahrenheit 451(symbolically named because that is the temperature at which paper burns) quickly became one of Bradbury’s best known and most acclaimed novels. In the novel the future is a lot different from the society we have come accustomed to and know well, books aren't read; they're burned. That's the premise of FAHRENHEIT 451(brookingbook). Guy Montag, a fireman who burns books (and the houses they're found in), loves his job --- until he meets a young woman who causes him to start reading the books he once regarded as kindling. Full of surprises and brilliant insights on the importance of literacy, Bradbury's classic just might frighten you into reading more. His unique styles and artistic development keep the reader entertained and uncertain throughout the novel.

The futuristic firemen seek out and burn books. It is a crime, in this society, to own or read books. Trivial information, in this culture, is

The salamander is a symbol of the society in which these types of firemen live in. It represents the destructive uses of fire (Novels for Students).

In this novel Bradbury uses many different characters to show the theme of Apathy v. Passivity. (Novels for Students) By portraying these characters as one of these he is trying to show that Montag’s change in mind is partially due to the apathy of the other characters. Millie is an extremely content person and she is happy with the life that she lives, but in contrast to her Clarisse, Montag, and Faber all are individuals who wonder about the society and if the firemen are doing the right thing.

This book takes you to the edge and back. It makes you think about what our society is going to become if we keep wanting things to be more efficient, faster, sharper, smarter, more hurried and eventually just plain easier. Shouldn't things require a little work? Not in the world in which fireman Montag lives. Everything is easy, and, more importantly, thoughtless.

The transformation of Montag’s character from obedient fireman to outcast creates the central tension of the novel (Science fiction writers). In the beginning of the novel Montag was content with his life he enjoyed what he did and never questioned the values of the society in which he lived (Novels for Students 144). And again when the book said that when he returned to the firehouse, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt corked in the mirror. Later, going to sleep he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away that smile it never went away as long as he remembered. (Bradbury 16) As time went on and as the novel as well, Montag became more individualistic and he both changed and transformed into a real person. He no longer let people think for him and tell him what is right and wrong but he formed his own opinions and his own thoughts.

The mechanical hound is the most frightening of the Bradbury symbols it represents the dehumanizing side of technology. This machine seems to possess powers greater than any human being. It also is used to represent the fears of Montag and how he ov

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