"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury is a capturing novel, set in the 24th Century, where society is far different from its present state. The protagonist, Guy Montag, is a fireman, but not in the traditional sense. In the society presented in "Fahrenheit 451", it is illegal to own a book, or to read one. The solution to making sure this does not happen is the firemen, which have burned every book in existence. However, not long into …showed first 75 words of 1108 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1108 total…lost Montag's scent. Granger tells Montag how the men in his camp have each commited to memory many books so that someday, when it is safe to do so, they can again publish books, recreating them from memory. When atomic bombs destroy the city, the men set out to filter through the rubble and attempt to reconstruct what they can. They plan to advance a society where books and free thought can once again thrive.