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The unnamed fugitive killed on television

The authorities choose an ordinary pedestrian after Montag escapes the camera range.

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Cover of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury, 1953

Books burn easily in a culture already trained to prefer speed, noise, entertainment, and easy answers.

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The authorities choose an ordinary pedestrian after Montag escapes the camera range. The Mechanical Hound kills him live, and the broadcast announces that Montag has been caught. He has no role in the rebellion and dies solely to protect the state’s image of perfect efficiency.

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