Book Review Of Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury - 1067 Words

Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, centers around Guy Montag, a â€Å"fireman†; one who burns books. In this book, books are outlawed, and anyone who owns books has their house burned, along with their books, and is arrested. It takes place somewhere in the United States and sometime after the 1990’s, but the exact location or year is not stated in the book. In the book, the United States is on the brink of war with another country, although the country is never named. The book begins with Montag setting fire to a home with his fellow firemen, and coming home shortly after. On his way back, he meets his new neighbor, Clarisse McClellan, a 17 year old girl who after talking for a few minutes, she asks Montag if he is happy. This makes†¦show more content†¦He then goes to sleep, and when he wakes up, he has a fever, and insists that he doesn’t go to work. While he’s home, Captain Beatty stops by, and hints that he knows that Montag stole the b ook. He lets him know that a fireman can turn in a book to the station within 24 hours of them taking it. Mildred also discovers the book that Montag brought home, which then makes him reveal to her, after Beatty has left, that he’s been keeping a secret library. Montag requests that Mildred reads the books with him, and that they can start a new life by doing so. After reading for an afternoon, Mildred doesn’t find any enjoyment from reading, and she questions why she should do it. Montag, on the other hand, saw someone die for these books, so he keeps looking for something special in them. He then remembers that he once had an encounter with a retired english professor named Faber, who gave Montag his address for the files the firemen keep of the people in town. He goes to Faber’s house so he can be taught to understand what he’s reading. What eventually happens is that Faber and Montag devise a plan; to print copies of books and plant them in houses that belong to firemen all around the country, to slowly lower the amount of firemen until there aren’t any left. To find out the firemens weaknesses, Faber gives Montag a device he can put in his ear so Faber can hear what Montag hears and Montag can hear what FaberShow MoreRelatedCold War in the Eyes of Ray Bradbury1689 Words   |  7 PagesRay Bradbury, from small town America (Waukegan, Illinois), wrote two very distinctly different novels in the early Cold War era. The first was The Martian Chronicles (1950) know for its â€Å"collection† of short stories that, by name, implies a broad historical rather than a primarily individual account and Fahrenheit 451 (1953), which centers on Guy Montag. 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