Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451What Has Come BeforeWhen all houses, everywhere, were made completely fireproof, firemen were no longer needed for their original purpose. They were given a new job, as peace-of-mind custodians. Instead of putting out fires, they set them. They burned books.To own a book was a crime. Books caused unhappiness--they raised questions that couldn't be answered--conflicts that couldn't be resolved. This was a perfect, conflict-free society--so all books had to be burned.Guy Montag was o...