The book Fahrenheit 451 takes place in the future, in a time where firemen no longer put out fire but rather begin them. The book quickly introduces a new neighbor, Clarisse, that walks Montag to his house and speaks her mind to him. She is a very odd person because she asks a lot of “why” questions when their world revolves on the “how”.She takes note in the little things and her way of thinking begins to rub off on Montag. He then begins to question his line of work, then the people around him and notices how everybody just lives their life. Everything is bland and straightforward. He begins to realize that he hasn’t actually “lived” he has just been.
Montag finds meanings in books. He