Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag is not a hero because he does not do things for the good of others. A hero does not often kill. But if he does‚ there is a good reason. Usually the reason has to do with others being in danger. For instance if a robber has hostages and is threatening to kill them‚ a policeman might have to kill him in order to save innocent lives. Killing someone is always a last resort‚ when there are no more possible options. Anger is not a good reason. Montag did not kill
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In the book Fahrenheit 451 Montag was the main character. Montag had a very important job as a fireman. He had worked on the force for a while living an average life up until he met Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse was a very odd girl who loved school and to reminisce the old stories about the old times her uncle had told her. Many people believe that Montag is not a hero‚ but that is simply not true. Montag’s actions above all and are actions of a hero‚ in spite of his flaws. First off I will tell you
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Faherenheit 451—Changes of Montag Montag: realization and eruption Montag releases his innermost accretionary indignation including Beatty’s infuriation‚ Clarisse’s death and Mildred’s betrayal. Just as Beatty says‚” Fire was best for everything”‚ (p.110) Montag burns his house and comprehends the deep meaning of that sentence for the first time. He is weary of staying with a strange woman who stares the “family” all day. He tries to break loose from the inanimate society. The fire helps him
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freedom after her husband’s death‚ but died due to the shock of seeing her “thought to be dead” husband. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses optimistic imagery to state that freedom is a spark that becomes a flame to those who are binded by darkness as her main idea. She is able to convey this main idea to the readers through metaphors and similes that correlates with freedom. Chopin states her main idea by using optimistic metaphor about the taste of freedom from a woman‚ whose husband was
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can smell violence in the air “like the lash of coming rain; and this feeling seems to the poet to be “poised like a cobra”. These are original similes; and these are followed by a series of metaphors based on serpent-behaviour. These are only a few of the examples. Actually Daruwalla’s poetry contains an abundance of similes and metaphors. Daruwalla finds that there is violence in the very air‚ and that this violence is an indication of the mass hatreds drifting across the moon and hovering‚ poised
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Montag spends the rest of the rainy afternoon uneasily reading through books while Millie sits idly. As he reads‚ Montag is often reminded of Clarisse. Meanwhile‚ the already edgy couple is alarmed by a scratching at the door. Millie dismisses it as "just a dog"‚ but Montag knows it is the Mechanical Hound. Luckily‚ the Hound leaves without causing a disturbance. Millie whines that there is no reason to read books and that that their house will be burned down if anyone finds out. Montag responds
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Award winning novelist‚ Mark Zusak‚ in his novella The Book Thief (2005)‚ explains that fear in Nazi Germany was widespread World War II. His explanation is illustrating through allusions‚ highlighting the fact that fear was rampant through similes‚ and displaying fear through oxymorons. The purpose of this novella is to exhibit fear in order to reveal the life of Germans in the 1940’s. Zusak’s somber‚ yet comedic‚ informal novella to young readers shows the angle of German citizens during World
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Fahrenheit 451 Character Analysis Guy Montag is a firefighter‚ where instead of being the “hero” or saving lives by putting out the fire‚ he starts them. Montag comes from a very unique society‚ where synergy with environment and books is inconsequential. Montag is not a chronic character‚ he is not competent with his own charisma. He feels the need to recuperate his personality traits to find a satisfactory way to live and love the society he is displayed in. Montag accepts the perception that he is
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punishment. Dante describes all of their horrid and gruesome punishments with his clear imagery‚ as he does in most Cantos. However‚ what makes this Canto special is the numerous amount of references to Ancient Greek mythology and the many similes. Dante’s use of said similes and mythological stories represent how clearly he is able to describe things outside of his use of imagery alone‚ and it shows how much he was influenced by Virgil. Dante starts off this Canto retelling two Greek mythological
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outlawed and firemen no longer control fires- but start them. The main protagonist; Guy Montag‚ is a firefighter whom meets an angelic crossroad that changes his outlook of society. With a burning passion for books and the mindset to prolong the life of the books; he sets out to cherish every book he can obtain. Even if it means going against the law and having the chance of being arrested or murdered. Montag was introduced as a character whom was portrayed to be provocative with the sweet calls
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