for the plethora of invaluable information recorded within their pages. However, in Ray Bradbury’s depiction of the society of tomorrow in his novel Fahrenheit 451, books are reviled and seared in the flames of hatred, fear, and conformity. This unraveling dystopian civilization revolves primarily around a sense of superficial happiness and ignorance, so the knowledge contained in books is abhorred for the stimulating thought it inspires. With the absence of deep thinking provoked by literature, characters