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![]() Fahrenheit 451Ray BradburyIn Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, you journey to the 24th century to an overpopulated world in which the media controls the masses, censorship prevails over intellect, and books are considered evil because they make people question and think. The story is told by Guy Montag, a fireman who burns books for a living. Ray Bradbury's ability to create psychologically complex and ambiguous characters like Guy Montag enabled science fiction to be taken seriously in the literary world. Search this CliffsNote
Book SummaryRay Bradbury BiographyPersonal BackgroundLiterary CareerHonors and AchievementsAbout Fahrenheit 451IntroductionMajor Theme of Fahrenheit 451Genre Science FictionHistorical Influences for Fahrenheit 451Summary and Analysis by PartPart 1: The Hearth and the SalamanderPart 2: The Sieve and the SandPart 3: Burning BrightCharacter ListCharacter MapCharacter AnalysisGuy MontagCaptain BeattyClarisse McClellanProfessor FaberMildred MontagGrangerThe Mechanical HoundCritical EssaysDystopian Fiction and Fahrenheit 451The Issue of Censorship and Fahrenheit 451Comparison of the Book and Film Versions of Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury's FictionStudy and Homework HelpFull Glossary for Fahrenheit 451QuizEssay QuestionsPractice Projects
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