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Fahrenheit 451 (1953) is regarded as Ray Bradbury's greatest work. The novel is about a future society where books are forbidden, and it has been acclaimed for its anti-censorship themes and its defense of literature against the encroachment of electronic media.

“'Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical in them, at all. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us. '”

You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.” “We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” “I spent three days a week for ten years educating myself in the public library, and it's better than college.

Bradbury finished the manuscript for Fahrenheit 451 in 1953, and the novel was published later that year. Upon its release, Fahrenheit 451 was a critical success, although polarized some critics. The novel's subject matter led to its censorship in apartheid South Africa and various schools in the United States.

Quotes from Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 'It was a pleasure to burn' p.9. ... '...the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house.' p.10. ... 'Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame.' p.10. ... 'Are you happy?' ... 'You never wash it off completely.' p.13.

“If you don't want a house built, hide the nails and wood. If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.”

Fahrenheit 451 is his message to humanity about the importance of knowledge and identity in a society that can so easily be corrupted by ignorance, censorship, and the tools designed to distract from the realities of our world. Bradbury, Ray.

As Montag remembers from the text, “To everything there is a season. A time to break down, and a time to build up.” And we see both in the final pages of the novel.