The mood that is being created in the beginning of this book is one of destructiveness. My justification for this is that it is written from the perspective of one who enjoys burning things while he is burning something. He describes it as something that he always desires to do and it creates a destructive mood for the reader for that reason. By destructive mood I mean a mood that shows that the protagonist is feeling destructive.
"It was a pleasure to burn." Page 3 - first sentence of the story
"Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame." Page 4
"With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." Page 3
After reading the first two pages I wanted to go burn something. I think that says a lot.
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