I have always had a love for words, whether it be ink printed uniformly onto pages of a hardcover book or on a well-known website dedicated to fanfiction. Whatever it may be, my free time is comprised of reading words I'm fond of and a cup of tea. My friends and family have always assumed that if they asked I would have a book recommendation ready for them, which I would. Nevertheless, a novel that I would then recommend if they were to finally ask, would be "Fahrenheit 451." The general response I would usually get from my recommendation would be questions about the title or they would respond with, "That book? I read that in high school." What better book to recommend than a book about books? A classic novel that has everything a reader loves, excitement, passion, symbolism, and plot twists. When I first read "Fahrenheit 451" written by Ray Bradbury, my first thought was how ironic it was to be reading a novel about a society forbidden to read books. My second thought was how outrageous it was that human curiosity to learn and read could be considered such a sin. Literature is essential to one's creativity and individuality because it encourages readers to simply think beyond what the norms are. Bradbury's novel sparked a fire in me, which has followed me from when I first read "Fahrenheit 451" on a random weekday in middle school to now, in my early 20s. To this day, I will always challenge whatever information is being presented and I will never conform to something that I don't believe in.