Fahrenheit 451 Book Report

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Fahrenheit 451
In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury a firefighter got curious about books. The books were illegal in the city, if people found out the firemen would come and burn the books if the3 books were in the house they would burn the house to. The main character Montag went to a old english professor and then they planned on making copies of the books. Then the firechief got a call and they took of to a house but Montag didn't know until he got there.
Who was Montag in the beginning? Montag sounded like he was in a regular schedule he would go to the fire station and then home. Until his wife overdosed on sleeping pills. Then he meets Clarisse on his way to work and his outlook started to change. When he meets her he’s kinda

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