Character Analysis Of Montag In Fahrenheit 451

Montag is going through a major transition at this part of the novel. He is actually thinking critically about why things are instead of how things are done. Montag is losing the fake sense of security and happiness that the government has instilled upon him. Clarisse, the girl who is mentioned in this quote, is the one who gets Montag thinking. She asks Montag if he is really happy and he responds that he is, but he later comes back to that question and thinks about it. Montag realizes that he is not actually happy. This causes the fake happiness mask he wears to fall off. Clarisse is the one who took his mask and ran off with it across the lawn. Montag realizes that once his mask is removed he can never go back, for thoughts will constantly