Evidence As Evidence In Fahrenheit 451, By Eudora Welty

Research Essay In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, there are multiple attributes for character comparison as evidence by their tenacious, heroic, and passionate efforts to obtain their hearts' desires. In Fahrenheit 451, protagonist Guy Montag rebels against his duty to burn books in order to savor the knowledge for the benefit of all humanity. In "A Worn Path," protagonist Phoenix endures a treacherous journey, overcoming adversity with her old age in order to bring her grandson medicine he needs. What qualities make both of them tenacious?
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, there are multiple attributes for character comparison as evidence by their tenacious efforts to
Guy Montag demonstrates how his heroic efforts paid off in the end, and saved the city, even though it was burned to the ground. Montag says "We've got one damn thing the Phoenix never had. We know the damn silly thing we just did. We know all the damn silly things we've done for a thousand years" (Bradbury 70). He saved all of the information that had been passed through books, and which was made possible through the efforts of people who came before him. He realized all that would truly be lost, and in result the whole town and world would be lost, but he his heroic efforts prevented all of that from happening. Likewise, Phoenix demonstrates similar characteristics. The lady at the drugstore says, "She doesn't come for herself-she has a little grandson. She makes these trips just as regular as clockwork. She lives away back off the Old Natchez Trace." (Welty 92). Phoenix is old and the long, agonizing trips to the town definitely take a toll on her body. Regardless of her suffering, she is selfless and puts her grandson first and foremost. The love she has for her grandson is so great that she will do anything she can to take care of him, and because of that she is numb to the pain that each journey causes. Her love for her grandson brings joy to her heart, and because of her
Montag illustrates passion by thinking of all of the time invested by those who wrote all of the books he was told to burn. He states, "Last night I thought about all the kerosene I've used in the past ten years. And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books. A man had to think them up." (Bradbury 24). Montag is empathetic, and realizes how much effort was invested in those books. This realization creates a fire burning passion which drives Montag throughout his mission. Phoenix shares this trait with Montag, and this quote summarizes her passion. She speaks of her grandson saying, "He suffer and it don't seem to put him back at all. He got a sweet look. He going to last. He wear a little patch-quilt and peep out, holding his mouth open like a little bird. I remembers so plain now. I not going to forget him again, no, the whole enduring time." (Welty 93). She thinks of her grandson and you can feel how passionate her love is for him. She will never forget him the whole enduring time. The pain she endures on her long trips through the wilderness is overcome and forgotten about because she is doing it for her grandson. While thinking of him, she says he will last, and this passion for him drives her to overcome any adversity