What Is The Impact Of Montag In Fahrenheit 451
In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 he portrays few characters in the story that have a significant impact. They affect the main characters to further the plot and develop character identity. In Bradbury’s future society burning books is considered normal, and education and reading books are intolerable. Montag starts out a fireman who finds immense joy in burning books until he meets Clarisse. Clarisse is a care-free girl who sees nature not technology in a technology driven society. After one conversation with Montag, she opens his eyes to her view on the world. Where books aren’t so bad, and natural things like rain can be appreciated. Clarisse is a character that would have a huge impact on the plot and on Montag’s view of the world. The views
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With her questions Montag started to see the world through her eyes, he started to question what was right versus wrong in their society. After Clarisse asked if he was happy he began to think that he wasn't happy in their society “He was not happy. [Montag] wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (9). In their society it was portrayed that everyone was happy due to the control the government had over the people’s society. The simple question of “are you happy” caused Montag to look at how he truly feels (7). Montag couldn’t stop thinking of Clarisse and the questions she asked him. It became a routine for them to see each other and talk. Montag’s first true change in his actions due to the conversations he had with Clarisse was when he took a book. Montag was responding to an alarm and took the opportunity to pick a falling book. His “hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion” showing how he now had an interest in knowledge (34). After the lady burnt herself in her house with all her books Montag realized there must have been a reason for someone to deliberately burn themselves with their books (48). Instead of living without the books. With Clarisse’s help Montag had a
With her questions Montag started to see the world through her eyes, he started to question what was right versus wrong in their society. After Clarisse asked if he was happy he began to think that he wasn't happy in their society “He was not happy. [Montag] wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (9). In their society it was portrayed that everyone was happy due to the control the government had over the people’s society. The simple question of “are you happy” caused Montag to look at how he truly feels (7). Montag couldn’t stop thinking of Clarisse and the questions she asked him. It became a routine for them to see each other and talk. Montag’s first true change in his actions due to the conversations he had with Clarisse was when he took a book. Montag was responding to an alarm and took the opportunity to pick a falling book. His “hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion” showing how he now had an interest in knowledge (34). After the lady burnt herself in her house with all her books Montag realized there must have been a reason for someone to deliberately burn themselves with their books (48). Instead of living without the books. With Clarisse’s help Montag had a