“And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of them,” (Bradbury 52). In this dystopian novel, Guy Montag is constantly trying to remain happy as a fireman who burns books for a living. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury reveals knowledge vs. ignorance; it’s through the lack of knowledge that the government controls society, keeping people locked in ignorance. Montag is trying to change everyone’s perspective about books and wants to encourage the knowledge it distributes.
“ It was a pleasure to burn, to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed,” (Bradbury 3). Montag is ignorant of the effect his actions create, he burns books and enjoys it. However, after Montag witnesses a woman burn
