... person which is nothing like his "old self" . Instead of destroying books , he wants to change the world and preserve knowledge so instead he changes himself .  Montang becomes a completely different person at the end of the novel sort of like the phoenix that is reborn in its ashes. Montang burns his own house down to the ground destroying all his stuff including his memories and by this ... he also burns his "former" self who was a firemen. Montang decides to change in order to become a better person and he decides to ... use knowledge to teach and inform people about the past ... ...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School