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In Ray Bradbury's science fiction classic Fahrenheit 451, firefighters are not as we know them today. In the book, firefighters don't put out fires; instead, they start them. In the world Bradbury has created, reading books is forbidden. The novel follows Montag, a firefighter, as he comes to the realization that books are more than kindling; they are the lifeblood and the collective memory of civilization. In one scene in the book, Montag is present when the firemen are called to burn the book collection of an old woman. The woman refuses to leave as the firemen douse her home in kerosene. Montag can't understand why the woman wants to sacrifice herself with her books. Although she is chained by the corrupt society in which she lives, she refuses to disown her belief. Her statement will not be fettered -- and in the end, her death is a major factor in Montag's realization of the truth.
Leah T.
Leah T.
