Fahrenheit 451 is set in a suburban city in the twenty first century.
The main character, Montag, lives in a dark empty house just like
everyone else. The other people in the story are all constantly
surrounded by technology, which is a surprisingly accurate description
when compared with what our own lives consist of, considering the story
was written almost fifty years ago. The atmosphere of the story is very
heavy throughout. For most of the book, Montag, the main character, is
either scared, confused or angry, and seeing the world through his eyes
allows the reader to experience this same atmosphere.
A hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis. The athlete didn't actually <em>tear</em> down the road, but a reader can tell that he was running as fast as he could so he could take first place.
