Montag’s growing conflict with his society’s values increases his desire for personal change. Montag’s job as a fireman, someone who burns books, facilitates his society’s anti-knowledge values, and Montag seems fairly satisfied with that. In fact, while working he would “grin the fierce grin” unique to members of his …show more content…
Living as a “normal” citizen of his time and the growing feelings of uneasiness this brought allowed him to realize the wrongs of his society’s ways and begin to seek life anew. Throughout his search, Montag also comes to know the importance of self-understanding, an essential element to a truly fulfilled life. Although it is common practice for individuals to go through life under the false conviction that “ignorance is bliss,” Ray Bradbury reveals that this notion is far from reality. Without an understanding of the world and one’s personal role in it, one can only go through life living out a pre-packaged lie, a plastic mold of expectation that cannot bring personal fulfillment or