Explain How Montag Changes Throughout Fahrenheit 451
How Montag Changes Throughout Fahrenheit 451
At the beginning of the novel, Guy Montag is a puppet of the state that doesn't question anything, especially why it’s illegal to read books. However, when he meets a unique girl named Clarisse, she questions him to see if he can think for himself, and she concludes that he is unable....“you never stop to think what I've asked you” (Bradbury 12). Furthermore, the meeting with Clarisse leaves Montag wondering about how he truly feels and his discovery that “he was not happy” (16). Through further conversations with Clarisse, Montag came to the realization that his personal life was empty and he began to develop a sense of doubt in his mind. After being called to a burning, Montag impulsively catches a book and hides it away before the house was set ablaze along with the old woman inside. Then, after Clarisse disappears, his boss Beatty comes to visit to lecture him about the dangers of reading books, after he had his wife call him in sick. Moreover, Beatty visited Montag; ironically stated knowledge of quite a few works which spiked Montag’s increasing interest in the contents of books. Soon after, Montag revealed several hidden …show more content…
Meanwhile Beatty grows suspicious of Montag. Furthermore, his wife, another mindless member of society, ends up reporting Montag for the possession of books. The following day Beatty accompanies Montag to his own house, forcing him to burn his home. In rebellion, Montag turns his torch on Beatty. After this criminal act, Montag flees to the house of Faber and becomes connected to a network of bibliophiles who have memorized many great works in hope to restore the society. Soon after, Faber gives Montag the role of memorizing the Book of Ecclesiastes. Which he becomes when Granger tells him, “if anything should happen to Harris, you are the Book of Ecclesiastes”
At the beginning of the novel, Guy Montag is a puppet of the state that doesn't question anything, especially why it’s illegal to read books. However, when he meets a unique girl named Clarisse, she questions him to see if he can think for himself, and she concludes that he is unable....“you never stop to think what I've asked you” (Bradbury 12). Furthermore, the meeting with Clarisse leaves Montag wondering about how he truly feels and his discovery that “he was not happy” (16). Through further conversations with Clarisse, Montag came to the realization that his personal life was empty and he began to develop a sense of doubt in his mind. After being called to a burning, Montag impulsively catches a book and hides it away before the house was set ablaze along with the old woman inside. Then, after Clarisse disappears, his boss Beatty comes to visit to lecture him about the dangers of reading books, after he had his wife call him in sick. Moreover, Beatty visited Montag; ironically stated knowledge of quite a few works which spiked Montag’s increasing interest in the contents of books. Soon after, Montag revealed several hidden …show more content…
Meanwhile Beatty grows suspicious of Montag. Furthermore, his wife, another mindless member of society, ends up reporting Montag for the possession of books. The following day Beatty accompanies Montag to his own house, forcing him to burn his home. In rebellion, Montag turns his torch on Beatty. After this criminal act, Montag flees to the house of Faber and becomes connected to a network of bibliophiles who have memorized many great works in hope to restore the society. Soon after, Faber gives Montag the role of memorizing the Book of Ecclesiastes. Which he becomes when Granger tells him, “if anything should happen to Harris, you are the Book of Ecclesiastes”