Fahrenheit 451, the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns. The story is of Guy Montag, a fireman. A man who loves to burn books, or so he thinks.
In his generation, the world has gone to pot. Idiocy and bliss run wild through the television sets of future day America. His wife is hooked on the 'tube', and they have been breed to believe that books are evil things. He lacks the bit of understanding in his environment, this makes his life hollow. Then we are introduced to Clarisse McClellan, a young woman who opens his mind, teaches him to walk in the rain and rub dandelions under his chin. More and more he drifts from where he should be to stay alive in a comfortable way, and heads toward a realization of the lacking in his life. …
