A bookburning official in a future fascist state finds out that books are a vital part of a culture he never knew. He clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed.
Eighteen science fiction stories, including "The Other Foot", "Zero Hour," "The Long Rain," "The Rocket Man," "The Last Night of the World," and "The Exiles.".
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear.
American blacks, settled on Mars after centuries of abuse on earth, have a chance for revenge when a space ship bearing a white man arrives seeking help in the aftermath of World War III.
Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.
