MY F451

The novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is a novel predicting what the future will be like being constructed of technology, where people don't interact anymore and the world is one big cyberspace. Guy Montag is a fireman, who ironically set fires instead of putting them out. One day Montag runs into this young seventeen girl who is very open minded, free living, and somewhat an old girl. They spark up a conversation, and Montag is beguiled by Clarisse's way of life, and he realizes how isolated and boring his life really is, with his career and marriage as well. Later Montag gets a call that a women is hiding books in her home, and living in this world of technology, books and literature are strictly forbidden. This is where Montag's job comes in of setting fires, and he is forced to burn down this women's house, strangely the woman would rather die with her books than escape from the burning house. Montag is shocked by the woman's decision, and begin's this research of books, and the meaning of literature. After days of research, Montag is hooked on books, and has his own stash of books hidden in his house, yet he still wants to know more so he goes to an old english professor, Faber. At first Faber is hesitant to help knowing, knowing the consequences is could lead to, but he decides to help to maybe start a change in society. They spend time learning and studying the meaning and background of books, and when Montag brings up the idea of books to his wife and her friends, things go down from there. The word gets out of Montag's books, and Chief Beatty sets the hit on his house to be burned down. When Montag gets the call, he is shocked that it had came down on him, and to top it off his own wife runs out on him. Chief orders him to burn down his own home with the flamethrower, and when the job is done Montag turns the flame thrower on his own Chief. Knowing that the authorites will now be after him and Faber, they leave town and meet up with the group called, "The Book People." They join together and start a movement to change the views on books and literature.