Fahrenheit 451 a fictional novel written by Ray Bradbury in the mid 50s deals with a futuristic world where ideas knowledge and books are burn A world where reading is forbidden by law and so the act of learning where all are equal if not they are made equal Montag the protagonist is a fireman who instead of putting out the fire he starts them One day he meets a girl who tells him that long time ago firemen were suppose to stop the fire instead of starting them From there Montags view of fire c