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Fahrenheit 451 The Burning Truth Quotes

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The Burning Truth George Bernard Shaw once said “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything” (“Brainy Quote”). Those who cannot see beyond their thoughts will not be able to change, like some characters in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Montag is not only the protagonist, but a fireman who knows what’s wrong in his society and wants to change the way people think. Captain Beatty is Montag’s boss, the head fireman, who knows more about books than anyone, yet loves to burn them. Montag is caught up in many conflicts-man versus man, man versus society, and the main conflict being man versus himself. The first conflict he faces is man versus man. Montag believes that books might not

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