Ray Bradbury, the author of the novel Fahrenheit 451, is often regarded as one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. But his writing style is also considered quite unique, as there are many portions which could be perplexing. Thankfully, the conditions in which he wrote the book, give us some insight into many of the mannerisms of Fahrenheit 451. At the time, Bradbury felt that he needed a quiet place to do his writing, so he ended up settling with a local university’s library. He wanted to find somewhere quiet, since he was, “driven out of [his] garage by [his] loving children, who insisted on coming around to the rear window and singing and tapping on the panes (Bradbury 167).” The library was charging Bradbury 10 cents per
