... begin again and someone had to do the saving and the keeping, one way or another, in books, in records, in people's heads, any way at all so long as it was safe, free from moths, silverfish, rust and dry-rot, and men with matches-(Montag 155). Montag makes this ... book, as a result finally finding the truth in life, and this was all inspired by Clarisse's free spirit and individuality. Beatty is Montag's fire captain. Though he is well read, he chooses to burn books because he feels betrayed by them. Professor Beatty represents the mastermind behind governments censorship. He is not .....

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... preface, Bradbury himself states: "By this time we were deeply into the McCarthy period. McCarthy had bullied the Army into removing some "tainted" books from the overseas libraries Meanwhile our search for a magazine publisher to print portions of Fahrenheit 451 came to a dead end. No one wanted to ... hero Alex revolts against the state using violence and is subsequently incarcerated for his crimes. Later he is turned into a harmless subject lacking free will, physically unable to commit any crime. Burgess paints a future outlook of a land that is still committed to democracy, yet has...

• Word Count: 5247
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate