named Guy Montag goes from destroying books to preserving them. There are many reasons that influenced Montag’s decision to preserve books. Clarisse‚ who was one of Montag’s neighbors‚ is one of the main reasons why he began to wonder about books. Faber and an old woman are also important influences in Montag’s decision. Clarisse McClellan is a seventeen year old girl who is very odd and quite different. “I’m antisocial‚ they say. I don’t mix.” (Pg.29) Clarisse explains this to Montag and it is
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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 their differences Clarisse does not fear Montag despite his occupation ““You know‚ I’m not
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story offers the idea that it’s main protagonist‚ the bored-with-life Montag‚ dares to break an ill placed law. The protagonist of Fahrenheit 451 is Montag‚ a man who carries out the law at his job where he burns books. Despite the fact he has a good job and a wife‚ Montag feels empty on the inside. Montag even tells his wife‚ “‘I don’t know what it is. I’m so damned unhappy‚ I’m so mad‚ and I don’t know why”(Bradbury 61-62). Montag is angry and confused‚ he’s going through a “midlife crisis” as the
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Montag‚ a ____ yet compliant citizen‚ burning books for a living is faced with a call to adventure when Clarisse asks a rather easy question‚ are you happy? With this‚ he refuses the call but soon crosses the first threshold starting to hide and read books. In Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ Montag portrays heroic quests that transform his mindset from that of a compliant citizen to one that strives to protect and preserve the past‚ through books‚ so that information can be accessed and used for
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In Fahrenheit 451‚ author‚ Bradbury‚ uses a number of paradoxes to mock and exaggerate aspects of real society. In the novel‚ the author creates a despotic government where the protagonist Montag‚ acknowledges that there is something missing in this society and he feels empty. Montag becomes valiant and takes an adventure to find out what is missing. Bradbury’s main focus in this novel is based on technology. He believes it can have negative impact on our lives. Throughout the novel‚ Bradbury uses
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ the main character Guy Montag‚ goes through an evolution in which his ideas on censorship radically change. Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ follows Montag‚ and his development as a sovereign individual. In the beginning of the novel‚ Montag is not only an enforcer of censorship‚ but an advocate. However‚ by the end of the book‚ Montag has experienced a complete revolution in which he no longer advocates for suppression‚ but rebels against the idea of it. Montag’s
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Clarisse In Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse McClellan seemed to play an enormous but diminutive role that has an impact on the main character‚ Guy Montag‚ as well as the entire book. I was intrigued by Clarisse from the very start. I loved how she appeared so dark and mysterious‚ as if she came out of thin air. The chemistry between she and Montag was almost immediate and it felt precise‚ as if that’s the way we should connect with every stranger we come in contact with. I read through Clarisse’s words
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with all the blackness left heavily inside himself… Pg) 123 Figurative Language: In this sentence I believe the author is trying to illustrate how dark it is out and add a sense of foreboding to the already very dreary scene. I think the heaviness Montag feels in this scene could be perhaps his guilt or his new purpose depending on the negative or positive reality you wished to portray. It seemed like a boat less river frozen there in the raw light of the high arc lamps; you could drown trying to
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Three Technological Innovations How would the world be if there were no books around? Montag‚ a fireman in the future‚ burns books to get rid of the uniqueness they posses. This allows the government in Fahrenheit 451 to control how people think. By not allowing people to think for themselves‚ the government controls individuality. The people in the community can not process information very well‚ so they rely profoundly upon technology. The three technological innovations that affect the mood
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Guy Montag‚ a fireman in the future who burns books‚ is the main character‚ and the story is told from his point of view. Mildred is Montag’s wife‚ who is depressed and watches television all day. Captain Beatty is Montag’s boss and becomes his enemy. Clarisse McClellan‚ Montag’s 17 year old neighbor‚ comes from an unconventional family and has a powerful effect on Montag. Professor Faber who is Montag’s friend that helps him by making a plan to reprint books. The Hound who is a mechanical dog that
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