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Terry Heller's Essay 'Fahrenheit 451'

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In Terry Heller’s essay, “Fahrenheit 451” he analyzes Ray Bradbury’s 1953 book, Fahrenheit 451. Heller discusses and examines the three major parts of the book separately and then he connects them. He also discusses the culture in which the story is based in and how that affects the protagonist, Montag, and the other characters. He discusses Faber, Clarisse, Mildred, and Beatty and how they affect Montag. Heller analyzes how Clarisse opened Montag’s mind to the wisdom in books and how Montag unconsciously began hiding books inside his house. He summarizes the entire book and adds his own opinions throughout. He discusses how Montag is accepted into a fragile underground, a group of rebellious people who survive in the countryside. They

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