Summary Of Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Part One of the book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, describes a man, Guy Montag, living in a dystopian world where books are burned because there are just other, better, things to do such as imaginary “families” in walls made of TVs. As a result, in the novel, firemen actually start fires to burn the books rather than put them out. Before the novel even begins you get a sense that it is going to include fire of some sort from the title, for example, like the burning of things. In addition, according to a review from The New York Times, it seems that Fahrenheit 451 is, “Brilliant… Startling and ingenious… Mr. Bradbury’s account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our own, is fascinating.” Also, from The Washington Post the author, Ray Bradbury, is, “One of this country’s most beloved writers...A great storyteller, sometimes even a mythmaker, a true American classic.” Now, moving into the background information, the book was written in 1953 due to the progression of technology in the US such as television. Bradbury was afraid that because of all of the new technology people would disregard books for a thing of the past just like what actually happened in the novel. Now let's get to the actual review.

An example of the symbolism of the books is when captain Beatty describes fire as a cleanser used to clean the world of books and knowledge, “Burn all, burn everything. “‘Fire is bright and fire is clean.’” (Pg. 57) There is also an example of satire as well. This can be seen where the walls of the houses are made of TVs which is Bradbury criticising technology as it grows bigger and bigger. The characters themselves are very interesting, with names such as Guy Montag and Mildred. The actions and thoughts of Montag are interesting as well, this is because throughout part one he