Point Of View In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Point of View/Perspective: The story is told in third person limited omniscient because the story is told by an outside narrator that has specific insight into Guy’s thoughts. His perspective is reliable and slightly subjective because Montag forms specific opinions that he applies to situations in the novel. Guy is open to ideas early in the novel, but later forms strong beliefs based on what he has learned from other central characters. He is not as easily accepting of new ideas as the story goes on. For example, “‘Wow,’ said Mildred, yanking at the pillow. ‘For God’s sake, let me be!’ cried Montag passionately” (Bradbury 53). Guy consciously forms an agenda with Faber, “’Plant the books, turn in an alarm, and see the firemen’s houses burn, is that what you mean?’ Faber raised his brows and looked at Montag as if he were seeing a new man” (Bradbury 82).
This can easily be seen when he is talking to Clarisse, “’that’s why I think it’s so strange you’re a fireman, it just doesn’t seem right for you, somehow.’ He felt his body divide itself into a hotness and a coldness, a softness and a hardness…” (Bradbury 21). This novel thoroughly benefits from being told in third person limited omniscient because the omniscient narrator greatly helps the novel develop through describing the world around the characters and the main character, Guy Montag’s,