“Fahrenheit 451” is a book named for the temperature at which what happens? A - Water boils
B - Gold melts
C - Paper burns
Answer: C - Paper burns Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury. The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" undertake state-mandated book burnings instead of putting out genuine fires. The book's tagline explains the title as "the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who grows disillusioned with his role of censoring literature, eventually quitting and committing himself to the preservation of literary works.