Guy Montag is a fireman who Instead of putting out fires Ignites them In a world Where nature's ignored And everybody is equalized Riveted to television They're on interactive stupor Mechanical hounds are set to trace Readers and thinkers' steps Clarisse's humanistic touch Leads Montag to reflection His outlook on life is tested "Why do I burn books" Experiencing dissatisfying facts The fireman starts to retreat The old lady sets ablaze herself He can't bear it this deep LITERATURE BURNING FAHRENHEIT 451 CLEAN, QUICK, BY FIRE Restriction, Burn EVERY ONE MADE EQUAL A BOOK IS A LOADED GUN GO BREACH MAN'S MINDS Salamanders burn Vehemently Beatty states his point On why literature isn't important Books are there just to contradict, And emphasize the authors' truths Their words just ring of vanity Through lines you find nothing Readers assume superiority And philosophy is fashion The salamander arrived to erase Montag's need to read Through the same fire the chief endorsed He gets burned up to a crisp A new hound has been put on his trail He escapes to resurrection The book people now he meets While the city is in flames LITERATURE BURNING FAHRENHEIT 451 CLEAN QUICK BY FIRE Restriction Burn EVERY ONE MADE EQUAL A BOOK IS A LOADED GUN GO BREACH MAN'S MINDS Salamanders burn LITERATURE BURNING FAHRENHEIT 451 CLEAN QUICK, BY FIRE Restriction Burn EVERY ONE MADE EQUAL A BOOK IS A LOADED GUN GO BREACH MAN'S MINDS Salamanders