Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is a classic novel that challenges authority through self-discovery and growth. The main character Guy Montag is a dedicated fireman. He enjoys his job, watching pages of books become nothing more than burnt ash. He has never questioned anything before, nor has he had a reason to. That is, until he encounters three important individuals that seem to influence a change in Montag and ultimately change his world. His contact with a 17 year old girl named Clarisse McClellan, an elderly woman who was willing to die for her books, and an old professor named Faber, help Montag start to question things and begin a transformation that takes him from the rule following, book burner; to an idea challenging, book reader…show more content… Show The novel, Fahrenheit 451, presents a future society where books are prohibited and the firemen burn any that are. The title is the temperature at which books burn. It was written by Ray Bradbury and first published in October 1953. In this novel, protagonist Montag changes his understanding in various aspects such as love or his human relationship throughout the book. However, among all of these, fire – the main theme of this novel – has the most significance as it also changes his understanding of knowledge from books. Bradbury portrays how Montag’s perception of fire and burning books with his personal development changes by the different choices he makes throughout the novel. In the beginning of the book, Montag has a great passion and…show more content… Who does Beatty say was the first fireman?According to Beatty, Thomas Jefferson was the first fireman.
Why was Benjamin Franklin the first fireman in Fahrenheit 451?Bradbury states that Benjamin Franklin was the first fireman to burn books. Franklin established the first fire brigade in Pennsylvania, as he actually prevented fires. This was put in the book to help Beatty get his point across to Montag about the old ways of firemen.
What does Clarisse explain was the original duty of firemen?She explains that she is “crazy” and proceeds to suggest that the original duty of firemen was to extinguish fires rather than to light them.
Who was the first fireman in Fahrenheit 451 quizlet?One of the firemen then recites a piece from the firemen's history book that says that people started burning books in 1790 and that Benjamin Franklin was the first fireman. Authority and the government has manipulated society by rewriting history to fit their way of ruling and help enforce their laws.
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