Fahrenheit 451 Hero's Journey

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The sun shined, clearing out the cloud of ominous ash that loomed over the city with its magnificent city. One felt a sense of hope in seeing the rays shine high over a world so low, all until they lowered their eyes and saw the mangled, burnt bodies even more hideous in the light. Montag held within his joy at finding Granger a pit of pure fear and hatred, He held it tight and braced for the moment where he would find his wife’s body deformed and melted, crushed to the point of unrecognizability under a pile of

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