Fahrenheit 451 Breakdown It was a pleasure to burn. In the book fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury the author writes about how the world would be if their were no books. Ray Bradbury picked the title fahrenheit 451 for the book because 451 degrees fahrenheit is the temperature in which paper burns. The book takes place in a future world and oppressive society, where books are forbidden. Guy Montag is a fireman which means that he burns books. Montag begins to have doubts and starts to steal some of the books he is meant to burn. What do we need to have a good society? Through Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury intend for people to understand that to have a good society you need books. Without books there would be no quality information. No one would
