Answer: He was Montag's boss at work
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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury first published in 1953. Often regarded as one of his best works the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead c…

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury first published in 1953. Often regarded as one of his best works the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character Guy Montag is a fireman who becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying knowledge eventually quitting his job and committing himself to the preservation of literary and cultural writings. The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas for change. In a 1956 radio interview Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time (during the McCarthy era) about the threat of book burning in the United States. In later years he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature. In 1954 Fahrenheit 451 won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal. It later won the Prometheus "Hall of Fame" Award in 1984 and a "Retro" Hugo Award one of a limited number of Best Novel Retro Hugos ever given in 2004. Bradbury was honored with a Spoken Word Grammy nomination for his 1976 audiobook version. Adaptations of the novel include François Truffaut's 1966 film adaptation and a 1982 BBC Radio dramatization. Bradbury published a stage play version in 1979 and helped develop a 1984 interactive fiction computer game titled Fahrenheit 451 as well as a collection of his short stories titled A Pleasure to Burn. HBO released a television film based on the novel and written and directed by Ramin Bahrani in 2018.

Fahrenheit 451 is set in an unspecified city (likely in the American Midwest ) in the year 2049 (according to Ray Bradbury's Coda) though it is written as if set in a distant future. The earliest editions make clear that it takes place no earlier than the year 1960.

Fahrenheit 451 is set in an unspecified city (likely in the American Midwest ) in the year 2049 (according to Ray Bradbury's Coda) though it is written as if set in a distant future. The earliest editions make clear that it takes place no earlier than the year 1960. The novel is divided into three parts: "The Hearth and the Salamander " "The Sieve and the Sand " and "Burning Bright." "The Hearth and the Salamander" Guy Montag is a fireman employed to burn houses containing outlawed books. He is married but has no children. One fall night while returning from work he meets his new neighbour a teenage girl named Clarisse McClellan whose free-thinking ideals and liberating spirit cause him to question his life and his own perceived happiness. Montag returns home to find that his wife Mildred has overdosed on sleeping pills and h...

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