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"It was a pleasure to burn,"(pg 3) says Montag at the beginning of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. At first Montag is convinced that burning books and making sure people don't read is how things are supposed to be. Towards the middle of the book he meets a young girl named Clarisse. She is free-spirited, and strange compared to the world around her. She shakes Montag up, and causes him to have mixed feelings about weather …

…the novel ends with Montag winning his battle. He won because now they can start a new civilization with people who can think and read. Montag realizes his mistake in becoming a fireman, and burning books. He knows that authors may not agree but that doesn't mean that what they are saying is irrelevant. It just goes to show you that sometimes one person can make a difference in this world, just look at Montag.