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    Essay about Guy Montag Throughout the book Fahrenheit 451Guy Montag changes from a relatively "typical" fireman who follows the laws of his society into a person who challenges the laws and eventually becomes an "outcast". In the book Clarisse McClellan‚ the 17-years old girl‚ questions Montag about his life now and the life he has always lived. Near the start of the book Clarisse asks Montag "are you happy" (10)‚ a question that makes him admit later on that "he is not happy" (12). The fact

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel in which society is brainwashed and perturbed of their technological advancements and government. So much so that books are 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

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    novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury published in 1953 is considered one of Bradbury’s best works. The main character “Guy Montag” is an average citizen in his average town. In this dystopian time era books are frowned upon by society enough to ruin one another’s lives completely. Montag fills the occupation referred to as a “fire man”‚ fire men burn down houses if they contain books. However Montag thoroughly enjoys his job until a 17 year old girl named Clarisse befriends Montag. Despite

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    Guy Montag‚ is a fireman. But in his world‚ a “fireman”’s job is to burn houses that contain the burden called books. He quickly becomes eager to learn‚ and begins to steal books. He tries to share them with people he loves‚ but then the firemen came for his house. Because of his anger towards his job‚ wife‚ Beatty‚ and the fireman‚ he leaves the dystopian society. In the book Fahrenheit 451 the “known” for society is a government that controls the information that the public receives and gives

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    The book farenheit 451 is an fascinating book with a lot of attention-grabbing ideas. In the book farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the main character Guy montag is a fireman who burns books. He then realizes that books are important and he need to read the‚ which is against the law. Which leads to him getting Into problems. In the book there was a lot of modern tevhnology that helped out the community for example‚ the hound (is a mechanical robot)‚ the seashell radios ‚ and the parlour walls. In the

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    independent thought. The people in the society do not spend time on themselves‚ enjoy nature‚ or even read books. These rules get enforced by the firemen of the town who if they find a book‚ they burned it in four hundred and fifty one degrees. Guy Montag is a third generation fireman. Being the typical stereotype men‚ he takes life a different approach. He takes pride in his work and serves as a role model for twenty-fourth century town citizens. He goes through multiple struggles and conflict.

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    The novel’s protagonist‚ Guy Montag‚ takes pride in his work with the fire department. A third-generation fireman‚ Montag fits the stereotypical role‚ with his "black hair‚ black brows...fiery face‚ and ...blue-steel shaved but unshaved look." Montag takes great joy in his work and serves as a model of twenty-four century professionalism. Reeking of cinders and ash‚ he enjoys dressing in his uniform‚ playing the role of a symphony conductor as he directs the bass nozzle toward illegal books‚ and

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    Fahrenheit 451 a story is set in a future where reading books is prohibited by law. To prevent people from reading books‚ the government orders the burning of the houses of those who retain some‚ often with them inside. In this society the fire‚ instead of paying fires‚ create‚ they are responsible for burning books. This brings us to our main character‚ Guy Montag was a man who had been a firefighter since the age of 20‚ Guy Montag was part of society dumbed by the government. The TV had controlled

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    Guy Montag‚ the main character in Fahrenheit 451‚ goes through a huge change. He starts out to be a fireman; someone who burns banned books (a book that is illegal to have or read because it is thought to be "inappropriate" by some group or organization‚ or the like). In the book‚ you were said to be a criminal if you owned a banned book‚ or even if you read it. Montag changed a great deal‚ from a fireman who burns books‚ to a criminal who reads‚ and owns books. He does this to try and change society

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    Well‚ in the story of Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ Montag is the protagonist. Montag is a firefighter‚ which is where they burn books instead of putting them out. Captain Beatty is the same as Montag‚ but not that quite… Ray Bradbury shows the differences between Montag and Beatty and shows how it affects Montag over the story‚ it also changes our perspective. Monag has achieved to think‚ with a help of a 17-year-old‚ named Clarisse. Clarisse keeps asking questions to Montag. “You laugh when I

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