Scholars belive this book is important because it shows what might happen in the future.For example, after Montag reads aloud “Dover Beach” to Mildred's friends, her friends act out in the very similar way we could imagine they do in this dystopian novel.One cries and even though efforts are made by Mildred to confront her, none can make her stop.On the other hand, the second woman gets defensive and asks Montag to stop immediately. Guy exchanges word with Mrs.Bowels about her previous husbands and she leaves.This is important because the author uses this to represent most of the population in this book.We know the citizens are not allowed to own books but this says they are afraid of either facing the unknown or not wanting to know the reality
