Fahrenheit 451 is a futuristic story which is set in a society that does not believe in individualism. In fact, it discourages individualism. In this society, all printed materials are banned. Books and reading materials are banned because city officials believe that reading allows you to think on your own and they discourage individualism. This society had a box, sort of like a mailbox, which stood outside of the firemen's station. If someone suspected or had …showed first 75 words of 261 total…

…showed last 75 words of 261 total…used to put out fires. Montag thinks about what she says that day. He then begins reading books while his wife is sleeping. Then, everything develops from there. In conclusion, this is basically a story of a person who thinks that something is wrong but after that person actually tries it, it doesn't seem so bad. That person is Guy Montag. And what he thought was bad was reading yet he ended up liking it.