Hi
Please someone help by telling me what is the significance of 451 degrees Farenheit/232.8 degrees celcius?

One of the greatest books in American literature:
"Simply put, 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper burns. In this grim look at a fascist future, firemen have taken on a new duty of starting fires as well as putting them out (complete with flame throwers), specifically with the task of burning all books, as way of suppressing independent thought and action in the public. The story centers around a young fireman, Guy Montag, who finds himself questioning his job, even as he encounters a beautiful young woman, and learns about an underground of rebels who each memorize the entire contents of a book, so that they can preserve it even without the use of paper.."
>Above ref. and more details see-

http://www.spaceagecity.com/bradbury/f451.htm
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/fahrenheit451.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345410017/ref=a.../002-1149635-8485636




[This message has been edited by fjpalumbo (edited 10-01-2002).]

Thank you for the links... Keep readin'... start writin'
thank you.