On August 22, 1920, Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, USA.
His parents gave him the middle name Douglas, after the actor, Douglas Fairbanks. Unlike Douglas Fairbanks, he never lived up to the reputation as a swashbuckling adventurer.His greatest adventures were in his imagination. Ray Bradbury is known as one of America's most noteable creative genuises. He is the author of several
books, one of which is Fahrenheit 451. This
Book is set in a future where written words are forbidden. Fireman Guy Montag, a professional book burner,enjoys his duties and never questions the totalitarian government. He just continues to commit barbaric acts in its name. A young girl tells him of a time in the past where books were legal and people did not live in
fear. He starts to steal the books marked for destruction rather than burning them. He meets a professor who agrees to help educate him. Once it is discovered he has taken the books and not burned them, he runs in fear for his life. Ray Bradbury weaves a riveting tale in 'Fahrenheit 451,'
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