One big rift between the book and the movie [Fahrenheit 451 (1966) - Oskar Werner, Julie Christie] Is that in the movie the "Written Word" What Completely removed (even from the credits); where as in the book The State against which literature and not technical writing. Books are just symbols of Ideas that could have been on the screen so. There is a difference between training and education. Among other reasons the book was a symbol of one mans superiority over another in a world of equals.
I do not want to tell much of the story, as the unfolding is part of the intrigue. HOWEVER Now that houses are fireproof the purpose of firemen is performing a service by burning books to maintain the happy social order.
Naturally one fireman goes awry after several emotional incidences did run counter to his carrier. This leads to all kinds of deviant things like reading. What are you doing now?