How Did Fahrenheit 451 Change

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Fahrenheit 451
In the book. It talks about a fireman who is ordered to burn any books they find so it talks about the future. By the end of the book he has changed. Even though he changes the book is very very boring.
In the beginning of the book he was very worried. In the book he is a fireman that doesn't fight fires he starts them. He is in love with a young girl. He loves his job in the beginning then he comes to find out that he hates his job in the end.
Montag changes from beginning to end. He went from hating books to wanting to read them. He went from being a well respected man to a very hated man.
By the end of the book Montag is a totally different person to liking books. He almost gives up his own life just so people can have the

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