Fahrenheit 451: Novel ProjectNotes on the NovelPlot SummarySet in an unspecified city during the twenty-fourth century, Fahrenheit 451 follows Guy Montag, a firefighter whose only job is to burn illegally possessed books and the homes they contain. reside. Initially the boy likes his job, noting that it also brings him extreme pleasure, however as the story progresses Guy Montag begins to question why he does what he does and begins to become rebellious. As he meets people along the way, Montag discovers that there is more to life and society than the repressive government has taught them. At the beginning of the story Guy begins talking to his neighbor Clarisse McClellan, a seventeen-year-old girl who has a completely opposite view. outlook on life compared to that of Montag's wife, Mildred. Being with Clarisse causes Guy to re-examine his life, leading him to believe that he is no longer happy with his life and that he no longer loves his wife Mildred. While all this is happening, Mildred has no idea because she is so immersed in interactive televisions, an unhealthy addiction to tranquilizers, and her flip radio. Montag sits down and begins to question the ways of the world. Why are books perceived as dangerous? Why are those who worship them considered dangerous? Motivated and looking for answers, Guy steals a book from a house where he is sent to burn. When he asks the old owner of the collection to leave the house, she refuses. This makes Guy even more curious, prompting him to wonder if his dedication proves that happiness can truly be found in books. Forced and pressured by his peers, he must eliminate the house and the old lady inside it. After returning home, Montag discovers that he has lived his entire life in lies. Instead of serving the public like him… middle of paper… anyway, without any help from him. So if He burned things with the firemen, and the sun burned time, it meant that everything burned!” Page 365 of 431. iPhone eBook (66 pages left)Style"There was only one girl walking with him now, her face bright as snow in the moonlight..." Page 13 of 431. iPhone eBook (168 pages left)"With brass in his fists, with this great python spitting his poisonous kerosene upon the world, the blood pulsating in his head and his hands were the hands of an extraordinary conductor who played all the symphonies of the fire and conflagration to tear down the shreds and charred ruins of history." – Page 4 of 431 iPhone eBook (177 pages left)“As he stood there, the sky above the house screamed. There was a tremendous sound, as if two gigantic hands had torn ten thousand miles of black lemon along the seam. – Page 31 of 431 iPhone eBooks (150 pages left)