“The world as we have created it is a process of our thought. This cannot be changed without changing our thinking. - Albert Einstein In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag meets a girl who is different from the rest of the townspeople. The city is full of people who watch television almost all the time rather than doing something with their lives. Even though he doesn't think much, she thinks and observes often. Over the next few weeks of seeing her daily, his thinking completely changes. As a firefighter, his change in thinking is so difficult to understand that he steals a book from one of the houses the firefighters had to burn down. Montag is discovered by his boss and has to burn down his own house. Shortly after, Montag must flee to avoid arrest. The government is on guard and trying to track him down to show people what would happen if they broke the law. Getting help from an older man who had learned to handle knowledge while Montag could not, Montag is able to quickly get out of town with little damage. Ray Bradbury warns readers of the horrible consequences caused by laziness and how the government can take advantage of the weak-minded. People don't care about others and violence is accepted. The government allows all kinds of violence, from playing chicken to crushing dogs and cats. After Montag asks her why she never went to school and she explains, Clarisse responds, "Sometimes I'm old. I'm afraid of kids my age. They kill each other. " .... "Six of my friends were shot in the last year alone. Ten of them died in car accidents. I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I I'm afraid." (Page 34). Here we can see that violence is accepted since children are in the middle of paper... people are walking towards their doors and windows through a television without them realizing it. Aside from advertisements and amateur mind control, the government does everything it can to maintain control and keep people afraid of breaking the rules. After showing Montag their miniature television and turning on the news to watch the chase, Granger says, "'They're cracking, you threw them in the river.' They can't admit it. ".... " A voice shouted, "there comes Montag! The search is over. » The innocent man remained perplexed, a lit cigarette in his hand. (Page 150). This shows how desperate the government is to contain its control over the city by killing an innocent man to scare the people into obeying the laws instead of admitting defeat. 2007-2014. http://www.goodreads.com. February 24 2014..