Loss Of Beauty In Fahrenheit 451

Written by Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 is a nonfiction literature explaining the beauty of written books. The story is set in a dystopian future explaining the life of a fireman named Montag whose job is to burn books: no questions asked. During the book, Montag destroys beautiful books without reading them or knowing anything about them. In Fahrenheit 451, “destruction of beauty” is a frequent theme found throughout the novel. “There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there” (Bradbury 48). Montag uses this quote when he questions the importance and beauty of a book to a point in which he asks why a woman would rather die with her books, than live without them. After burning a house full of books with a woman in it, he realizes that if she is willing to die with her books, than they have to be significant. This is a dramatic shifting point in the book. Montag begins to question the destruction of books and weather books can contain something deeper than he realizes.

Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores. It has features” (79). Faber says this to Montag explaining to him the beauty of books. When Faber says that all books have pores, he means that all books have a little life of their own. “This book can go under the microscope. You’d find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion. the more pores, the more truthfully recorded details of life per square inch you can get on a piece of paper” (79). Faber is telling Montag that there is true beauty in books and that there is a deeper meaning that he would only understand if he would read. Montag is to the point where he wants to stop burning books and begin to read; begin to understand the true beauty of