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Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Owen Huet
Mrs. Miller
Honors World Literature 11
13 March, 2023
Summary of Literature Draft Ray Bradbury, the author of many books including Fahrenheit 451, was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. He was one of the first authors to incorporate science fiction with a prose style. This sophisticated prose was described as economical yet poetic. His contributions to American literature earned him numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 2007. He began writing during the 40s as a writer for pulp magazines. With the publication of The Martian Chronicles in 1950 he cemented his reputation as a sophisticated science fiction writer. He wrote on issues pertaining to the post-World War II era (Ray). He states in …show more content…

It takes place in a midwestern city some time after 2022 indicated by the line “We’ve started and won two atomic wars since 2022!”(Bradbury 69). Books are illegal commodities in this world, and the government uses firemen to burn any that are found. The protagonist of this story, Guy Montag, is a fireman who lives a boring monotonous life with his wife Mildred. He begins to question his job and society after meeting his neighbor Clarisse. In addition, he struggles with his unhappy marriage to Mildred, who is addicted to sleeping pills and …show more content…

Montag sees Mildred escape their house with a suitcase and realizes she was probably the one who called the alarm. Captain Beatty orders Montag to burn the house down, and after he finishes Beatty placed him under arrest. The radio Faber had been using to communicate with Montag falls out of his ear, and Captain Beatty snatches it and listens in. Beatty then eggs Montag on, eventually leading to Montag burning captain Beatty alive, and knocking out the other firemen. Montag was pursued by the police and mechanical hounds. He goes to Faber’s house and later escapes after jumping into a river, and floating away from the city. Montag continues his journey on land and sees a fire in the distance. It is here Montag meets a group of rebels who have memorized books and plan to rebuild society through their knowledge. In light of the war, which could begin at any minute they are forced to move south. They witness a nuclear attack on the city, and decide they must return to the city and help how they can. Fahrenheit 451 remains a classic novel that explores the dangers of censorship, conformity, and the importance of independent thought.behind a legacy of influential

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