This first chapter of the story is the explanation chapter where authors introduces the characters, the setting and the start of the conflict to the audience. it is a very well thought out piece, because literally every other word or phrase has a meaning and effect, either immediate or subtle. For example, we have the conversation Guy had with Clarisse, it was had an immediate effect on Guy and he went from the happy firemen to a hopeless amateur philosopher who is trying to figure out what is wrong with society. Another example is how Bradbury uses paradoxes a lot, like " the room was not empty yet indeed empty" and the hound was alive but also not alive.
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