Classics with a Message

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Madrid:451 Editors, 2010 Montague is a fireman. In his future society he burns books as the authorities have decided to make all people happy, books should be banned, as there are always some books that will offend someone. One nigh o n the way home from work Montagues mysterious neighbour, a young woman named Clarisse, asks him what he knows about the reason for bookburning. At work Montague asks his colleagues about the history of bookburning. The next day Clarisse is run over by a car. Montague eventually hides some books. Then reads them to his wife Mildred and their friends. He visits a school teacher named Faber to find out more about books. Eventually Montague is in too deep and must escape the city. This is a science fiction novel. However its ideas are thought-provoking enough to have made the book, and also the film very popular.