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How Guy Montag Changes In Fahrenheit 451
(RTS) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag starts out accepting his life in society but then completely rejects and rebels against it in the end because he is looking for the genuine and humane social relationships that his society lacks. (BS-3) He rejects and breaks free from his society because he discovers that everyone in society lacks the genuine, valuable relationships he is seeking for. (BS-2) He becomes driven to find that truth about society when he comes to realize and object that his own relationships are fake and empty instead humane or valuable. (BS-1) He used to be satisfied with his life, his job, and his society, blindly assuming that they truly satisfy him. (RG) If Montag had really changed that much because he believed

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