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…? Upon leaving, Montag feels even sicker. The fire chief hints that he knows of Montag's stealing a book from the burning house and insinuates that the "criminal" has twenty-four hours to return it. It is that very book that he soon forces himself to show…

…, and drives away. The fire chief then places him under arrest and gives him a flamethrower. The job is understood. He burns his own house with utmost regret, not for the loss of his property or his life or even his "sanity", but for the loss of the knowledge…

…When people think of, or discuss, the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, love probably first comes to their mind and surfaces in their discussion. Love, however, can represent different things to different people. Love, like fire, can…

…of what came next, he flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black” (3). Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which books burn and is symbolically written on the firemen’s helmets, tanks…

…Life may be confusing to you when your job is to commit arson to any house that has a book in it. At least that’s the way it was for Guy Montag. Guy Montag was a fireman and in the future, a firefighters job wasn’t to stop fires…

…to stop fires, but it was actually to start them. In the future, books were known as bad and shameful and if anyone had possession of a book whether it was in their house or in another person's house, then the house was to be burned.         Guy…

…terrified, Private White backed up to the Customs House steps, pointing his glittering bayonet at the crowd while loading his musket. Burly Henry Knox, a Boston Bookseller, cried out in warning that if he fired, he would most surly perish. More and more angry…

…came to her house to pursue her. Tom is the narrator of the play. His dream is to be a poet and have no responsibilities to his family. He works at a warehouse, which he doesn’t appreciate because it avoids him to complete his dream. He detests when…

…The Wall of Fire The Wall of Fire is the next generation defense system that can destroy high speed missiles. Lockheed Martin is using a 747 as a host for the system. If all goes as planned then the United States will be a little safer. Some critics…

…, and it also gives the reader the opportunity to "choose" their side. In addition, the fire is used to burn houses and books, to destroy possessions; it also is used by the outcast men to cook their meal, warm themselves, and provide light for them. The fire has…