Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'

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Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 written in 1950–1953, Los Angeles, California published “during the Cold War and McCarthy Era”. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury argues that the increase of technology results in the decrease of physical communication and relationships, thus destroying society, as we know it. Guy Montag is a fireman who loves doing his job of burning books. He is married to Mildred Montag, who lives a normal lifestyle in a society where reading is illegal, and being intellectual is frowned upon. On his way home from work one day, Guy meets a young lady named Clarisse that is often shunned in society due to her open love of reading and nature. Clarisse awakens a new desire in Montag, changing his view on society. Eventually,

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