Fahrenheit 451 Quote Analysis

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In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag refuses to be lead by a foolish society of the 22nd century. Montag has been questioned through the entire novel. Ray Bradbury's introduction to Clarisse, Montag's acauaintance, included "Are you happy?" to light the first spark, so to speak, in the mind of Montag. This inquiry took quite a toll on MOntag. As the first statement in the novel, "It was a pleasure to burn, Bradbury pulled the audience in with most of them thinking what would this person be burning? Usint context of further reading, you would know that the main character, Montag, would be delighted to burn any book that he sees. Followint th first question asked by curious Clarisse, Clarisse adds to thepressure by asking,"Do you ever read any

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