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Differences Between Fahrenheit 451 Book And Movie

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There were numerous differences between the Fahrenheit 451 book and movie. The first and obvious one is that there is no woman named Mildred in the movie version. In the movie, Montag's wife is called Linda, which is different from the book. Another difference is that Montag first is introduced to Clarisse by Bradbury on the street, not on the subway as shown in the movie. A difference that has minuscule affect on the plot, but still noticeable enough for it to catch my attention.

The third difference I noticed, was the fact that "Mildred" only had two friends over to socialize, while "Linda" had three friends over. I wasn't aware of this difference until someone sitting near me asked if there were two or three friends in the book. I told …show more content…

In the book, there is a man named Fabre, who is a book lover and a wise man. Montag befriends him, and Fabre gives him a little earpiece so the two can communicate. In the movie, there is no mention of any character called Fabre, and Montag wears no earpiece throughout the film. In addition, Fabre was also the one to tell Montag about the book people, and the one to tell him to go to the train station and trek down to the river. Also, Montag kills Captain Beatty after meeting Fabre, which obviously does not happen in the movie, because there is no Fabre to …show more content…

I noticed more differences within the movie, but neglected to take note on them, mostly because I feel like it would just be too much substance and take too long to read. In the book, there is a deadly mechanical hound that goes around hunting for enemies of the state. It chases after Montag after he kills the Captain, and incapacitates him for a while. There was no such hound in the movie, and Montag is able to escape the scene of the murder not physically harmed.

I thought for some time whether or not to type a paragraph for this last difference, because I was thinking there would not be many sentences in it. The last main difference, is that in the book, "Montag" is killed by a mechanical hound chasing him down, but since there were no mechanical hounds in the movie, that is not how it went down. In the movie, there is a helicopter chasing him down with a turret mounted on it. The men in the helicopter successfully kill "Montag", and a crime against society is

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