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Fahrenheit 451 Online

: Citizens like Montag's wife, Mildred, spend their lives immersed in "parlor walls"—giant television screens that provide mindless, constant stimulation.

The story behind the book is as legendary as the plot itself. Bradbury wrote the first draft, then titled , in the basement of UCLA's Powell Library. Fahrenheit 451

: Montag's perspective shifts after meeting Clarisse McClellan , a young neighbor who asks him if he is happy—a question that unravels his entire existence. A Masterpiece Written for $9.80 : Citizens like Montag's wife, Mildred, spend their