Fahrenheit 451

What is ironic about the job of fireman in Montag's society?

What other examples of irony can be found in the novel?

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Guy is a fireman but his job involves starting fires rather than putting them out. In this future Montag starts fires to burn books. The title refers to "the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns".

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