The title Fahrenheit 451 represents the temperature at which paper burns.
Based on a 1951 short story, "The Fireman," the novel depicts a future America where television dominates culture and all books are banned. Montag, the main character, is a fireman, a member of an elite, Gestapo-like organization whose purpose is to seek out and burn the few books that remain.
Fahrenheit 451 makes no attempt to describe the workings of.....
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