Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic novel, telling the story of a time where books and independent thinking are outlawed. Books and ideas are destroyed, books are incinerated, where as ideas thinking becomes a danger to society and is not tolerated. The Hearth and the Salamander is the title of part one. The salamander represents the main character of Guy Montag. Montag's occupation as a fireman is to burn books and text to erase their existence …showed first 75 words of 417 total…

…showed last 75 words of 417 total…the other escapees, he is able to associate fire with good. Sitting around a campfire while sharing ideas and reading helped open Montag eyes. The campfire is no longer destruction, it is providing warmth for them. They are memorizing the books, and passing them along by word of mouth, and then they are placing the books in the campfire. Destruction and the use of fire came to be a symbol of both good and bad.