The central conflict of Fahrenheit 451 can be seen through this passage, “No one wanted them back. No one missed them. And then the Government, seeing how advantageous it was to have people only reading about passionate lips and the fist in the stomach, circled the situation with your fire-eaters.” page 85. The central conflict that can be seen here is “Man vs. Society”. While the novel follows free-thinking, curious Montag versus the compliant city and it’s oppressive firemen, the conflict originates from the governmental book ban that occurred prior to Montag. As this passage explains it, when people began to pull-away from difficult feelings and conflicting thoughts, the Government took advantage and banned it’s main source. With an intense
