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Differences Between Fahrenheit 451 Book And Movie
After watching and reading Fahrenheit 451 there were many differences and changes from the book to the movie some of the major changes would be in the movie. Montag was really muscular and not afraid to do anything. In the book Montag was really wimpy and afraid of a lot. The most drastic change would be in the book Mildred was there and focused on her panels the whole entire time and never payed attention to Montag. In the book they also broke out into a really big fight. In the movie there was no Mildred at all and I think it really took away from the movie, because it left out the major player of the theme of misery. In the book she tried to kill herself but never manage to do so, she never remember that she did it the next day either.

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