Analysis: As Clarisse and Montag meet for the first time, she asks a series of mysterious questions that no one in the dystopia would ever even think of. The statements and questions display how wise she is and how there are very few people like her in this society that can actually see the enjoyments in life and nature. She attempts to make Montag understand that this world they live in, everything moves so fast, they need to slow down every once in a while and appreciate the simple pleasures in life. Because their society is overtaken by technology they are convinced that it is the only way to make them happy.…
Montag encounters a stage in his life that is questioning him. Clarisse wants to know if he is in love, so she holds a dandelion underneath his chin. When nothing rubs off, Montag gets angry because he thinks he is “very much in love” (Bradbury 22). He also experiences confliction when Beatty finds out that Montag is stealing books, so Beatty sets the Hound after Montag. When Montag approaches the Hound, it “growls” (Bradbury 25). This event adds to the suspense building in the readers mind.…
Clarisse is very courageous. She questions society and doesn’t follow the unspoken rules and regulations. It takes a lot of courage to stand against an enemy that everyone else follows blindly. Because of this trait, Montag is able to see all the wrongs of society. He begins to see life as it actually is. When she asks Montag if firemen once used to help stop accidental fires, he laughs in reply. “You laugh when I haven't been funny and you answer right off. You never stop to think what I've asked you.” (Bradbury 2) This is the first time Clarisse challenges the way Montag is brought up to think; however, only until later in their meetings does Guy truly understand how incorrect society’s views…
This shows Clarisse’s person plus the effect she has on others. As soon as Clarisse met Guy (a.k.a Montag) she immediately started to question him. She is driven by her curiosity and with that is able to figure out everything, hence “emptying his pockets.” The phrase itself has a deeper meaning; rather than actually emptying his pockets she emptied his mind, discovering small pieces of information that others tend to look past. Just from the smell of kerosene she detected that he was a fireman. Paying attention to the smallest details is so important. A scent, look, or act can lead to something much bigger. Do not overlook the simple things because they are vital, and in reality extra hard for most to…
In the book Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books for a living. He doesn’t realize what the importance of books are until he steals some from a lady’s house. Montag is wondering if he can find answers in books. In The Truman Show, Truman Burbank is a person who’s whole life is controlled by television producers. He eventually finds out and ends up escaping. Guy Montag and Truman Burbank are similar throughout their stories because they are curious, they both realized a flaw, and finally both characters fought against their society.…
This hints at Montag’s identity crisis early on. In fact, Clarisse’s few lines have sparked the catalyst that will make Montag question his society’s character. As Clarisse acknowledges Montag’s differentness, Montag feels a conflict between his duty towards his society and his subconscious. He starts to sense wrongness in the society. When he feels his body divide into opposites, he begins to realize that although this dismal culture seems content, what meets the eye isn’t always true.…
Imagine the hardships that would occur if your life was turned around in the blink of an eye. This happens to Mildred in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Mary in the short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl. The similarities between Mary and Mildred are impressive and they are worthy of detailed examination. This paper will focus on how they both had their life turned upside down, how they betray their husbands, and how they are groomed to represent their society. These three similarities stand out and should be looked at more carefully.…
People have a lasting effect on someone depending on how they treat them and what they do in their life. People can have a more meaningful impact having just met someone for a day rather then someone who has been present in their life for years. Montag, in Fahrenheit 451, was more impacted by Clarisse only knowing her for less then a week, rather than his wife, Mildred, of ten years. Clarisse was put in Montag’s life for less then a week, and fulfilled his life more then Mildred. Mildred and Montag have been married for ten years and they don’t have meaning in each other’s lives. Montag’s eyes were open to his true happiness when the author, Ray Bradbury, placed Clarisse in his life. Ray gives Clarisse and Mildred vastly different characteristics…
The novel Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a society where its people have no opinions or feelings. They are basically robots. To keep brainwashing people, the government issued firefighter's whose job is to burn books. This is because the government does not want the people thinking for themselves and having opinions because they believe opinions make people depressed. The character Clarisse is the neighbor of Montag, a firefighter. She is an outgoing teenageer with a unique family and personality. She is unique by her asking questions about how things work. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse is considered antisocial, abnormal, and strange. This connects to Westside culture by the importance of its acceptance of people with all types of personalities.…
Even though Clarisse is long gone, she still hasn't been forgotten. As Granger said, "Grandfather's been dead for all these years, but if you lifted my skull, , by God, in the convolutions of my brain you'd find the big ridges of his thumbprint." (page 157) Despite having known her for only a short while, Montag still thinks of Clarisse; in fact, Clarisse changed Montag's whole life. Instead of telling him what to think, she let him think for himself and asked him questions no one else ever would. Her actions brought forth the doubts he harbored about his life and made him realize that maybe the society needed to change. Unlike Mildred, who had known Montag for over a decade, she had changed the course of Montag's whole life in the few short months he had known Clarisse. With all her time spent in front of the TV, Mildred had left nothing behind so it was like she had never been there at all.…
In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, life loses meaning from the impersonal and muted lifestyle that society offers. The annihilation of books provides the stable environment where ignorance can win over curiosity, leaving innocence in ones mind. When Montag meets Clarisse McClellan, his neighbor with an essence of unusual quality, she introduces a new perspective of life into Montag’s eyes for the first time. From the way she looks at the trees, to the way she walks, something inside of her possess a ravenous urge to learn and explore. Clarisse fascinates Montag almost immediately for she communicates clearly, “Isn’t this a nice time of night to walk?…
Clarisse, a friend of Montag’s, was his first insight to becoming fulfilled with his life again. She was open about her and her family's habits even though they were against the law and he was a fireman, someone who enforced the law. But he didn’t care, his eyes had been opened by his new friend Clarisse.…
I was intrigued by Clarisse from the very start. I loved how she appeared so dark and mysterious, as if she came out of thin air. The chemistry between she and Montag was almost immediate and it felt precise, as if that’s the way we should connect with every stranger we come in contact with. I read through Clarisse’s words the way I might read through an interesting flow of poetry, they immediately hooked me in. Although Clarisse seemed strange and unusually talkative, you can’t help but feel a connection with her, and yet feel sorry for her at the same time; You can…
Although many may strive to develop a utopian society, this ideal is only an unattainable dream that can never become reality; a wish that can never be brought to life. As many aim for this unrealistic ideal, many utopian societies first appear as is; a perfect society with a flawless government and harmonious people- at least on the surface. But when we are provided with a closer look at this supposed utopian society, it is revealed that, at some point in time, this society slowly began to spiral downwards. It would soon develop into a dystopian society where social values and standards have become greatly distorted and skewed. When applying the themes in this book to our current society, comparisons can be drawn in areas such as technology, social interactions and education in both societies.…
Not knowing things is sometimes an award, but it can also be a curse. The same idea is applied to the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury where the government often hides the truth from the people. They do this to keep everyone happy since they think if you do not know about something, you do not have to worry about it. Some people can accept this standard of living, but others feel as if they are missing something like the main character Guy Montag felt as he learned more about books. Montag developed throughout the story to overcome the statement Ignorance is Bliss by the help of many characters but mainly Beatty, Clarisse, and Faber.…