Summary Of The Book 'Fahrenheit 451'

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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury Montag who is a fireman burns books. I the book he meets a girl who makes him question his job as a fireman. So then montag saved a book a read it even though it is against the law. He takes it upon himself to save books but then gets caught. when he got caught he was forced to burn down his own house and kills his boss. After he did that the government started to search for him and killed a innocent man. In the beginning of the book Montag is a fireman who burns books. He never once questioned his job he just did it. Then he goes to burn a woman's house and he was surprised by what happened. The women instead of trying to resist the fireman from burning her house she helped

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