Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and the Salamander

Well I orginally thought this book would be boring and that I wouldn't like it but as I began reading my opinion changed.  The main character Guy Montag is a ''firefighter".  I find the term firefighter to be used loosely here because instead of putting out the fires he starts them.  I didn't completely understand the whole point of burning the books at first but as I continued reading I began to understand.  The reason for the burning of the books was because reading was banned.  The removing of books is sort of like the society we live in today.  Although books are allowed and are still being made most people have resorted to the Internet as a means of learning.  This first part reminds me of our world today except we choose not to read books and they people in Guy's town were forbidden to read.