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Fahrenheit 451

Guy Montag has an emotional dilemma whether to go against the system or abide by the law. This law forbids the reading of all books. Guy Montag is a fireman who ironically sets books on fire instead of putting fires out. The decision to betray his fellow firemen is encouraged when a women is killed because she is caught possessing books. "She made the empty rooms roar with accusation and shake down a fine dust guilt that was sucked in their nostrils as they plunged about."(37). Ray Bradbury's novel takes place in a futuristic city while a war is taking place. Oddly enough the city has its own problems. The protagonist , Guy Montag, goes against society and steals books to read ...

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old girl named Clarisse McClellan. She tells him of a time when firemen used to put out fires instead of making them. After that, Montag and the other firemen burn a house filled with books and burn its owner. "They crashed the front door and grabbed at a women, though she was not running , she was not trying to escape." (38). This incident makes Montag start to think that there is something important and valuable in those books, for a woman to stay and burn with them. Montag then starts to get curious and reads books, betraying the firemen.
In the middle of the book, Captain Beatty, the antagonist who is the fire captain, detects that Montag is questioning the law. Captain Beatty tries to explain the law " Every fireman sooner or later hits this . They only need understanding, to know how the wheels run. Need to know the history of the profession."(53). Montag disagrees with him and meets an old retired English Professor named Faber who helps him understand the ...

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Added: 8/29/2004 02:39:28 PM
Category: English
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