451‚ Montags goals definitely come into conflict with those around him. Montag is a fireman (which in the future means a book-burner)‚ who burns books because the government tells the citizens they are not allowed to read books. In the story‚ many events happen that changed Montags opinion on the book-banning and he had a change of heart. The government did not approve of his views‚ which caused many terrible problems for Montag. The government wants the firemen to burn all books‚ and Montag thinks
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This woman had a tremendous impact on Montag. She burned with her books. When he is talking with Mildred about it later‚ he says "There must be something in books‚ things we can’t imagine to make a woman stay in a burning house‚ there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing." (pg 51) Mildred tries to say that the woman was simple-minded and that it is water under the bridge. Montag knows that the experience will last him a lifetime. He cannot put it out of his mind. He goes on to explain
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Lit sig Notes- Pages 71-91 Plot Montag and Mildred were reading in the afternoon‚ as they were reading the mechanical hound starts to sniff the door witch scares Mildred. Montag starts to read but then realizes he’s not understanding the books so he decides to call Faber who is a University Professor that Montag caught reading at the park about a year ago. Montag calls and asks if there are any Bibles‚ Shakespeare‚ or Plato are left in the country. Faber says that people need quality information
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a rebellious lead character. Also‚ if you enjoy books where society is against the main character. The irony in the book is a very obvious literary element. When you think about firemen you usually think they put out fires. The main character‚ Guy Montag is a fireman that starts fires instead of the opposite. The book takes place in a very futuristic dystopian society; Where books are banned‚ people don’t think independently‚ and everything is the same. Censorship
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it’ll make sense‚” (78;pt.2) Montag tells Faber while contemplating the desired effect on society. In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag’s society is ignorant to their overbearing government. As a fireman‚ he discovers his displeasure with current affairs early in the story. Embracing his desire to alter others’ lives‚ Montag seeks out an old man named Faber. Faber helps broaden Montag’s horizons by teaching him how life was before books were burned. However‚ Montag fails to discover anything he can
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in the twenty fourth century.It is about a “fireman” named Montag living in a so called futuristic society where ironically the firemen start the fires instead of putting them out.In this dystopian society‚ Montag gets paid to burn books upon discovery due to the fact that they are banned.Montag however never questions anything until the day that he meets Clarisse. Clarisse is a seventeen year old girl who recently moves next door to Montag. Clarisse is very open minded person and she shows him how
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In Fahrenheit 451 Mildred is the wife of Guy Montag. She is a stay at home wife who likes to talking to her “family” who are different people she met online. Mildred plays a big role in this novel because she is the person who turns in Montag to the firemen. She turns him in because he was reading their neighbors a poem and she wanted him to stop so she pulled the alarm for the fire department. Mildred turned in her own husband you can say for a social life. Mildred is portrayed as a petty and unhappy
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Fahrenheit 451 “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. Fahrenheit 451 shows what kind of people there are in this world and giving you an example of both. The conformity in this story is clearly shown by the people and their actions. To start off‚ there was two kind of people in the the novel. There was people like Mildred and‚ also some people like Clarrisse. Mildred would be a true example of a conformist‚ one reason is she was attached to the technology that the government
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finished reading this book‚ I realized that it was nothing like I assumed it would be. To summarize it into one word‚ I would say it was fascinating. Now many might wonder‚ why would I use the word fascinating? When you think about the society that Montag lives in‚ obviously it seems a little extreme to us but is it really so farfetched? The author came up with the idea of this book because there was once a time that book burning was happening more frequently in America. The title of the book‚ Fahrenheit
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Outline over Farenheit 451 I. Characters A) Guy Montag 1. A third-generation fireman. 2. Tries to find the meaning of books instead of burning them. B) Mildred Montag 1. Montag ’s brittle‚ sickly looking wife. 2. Obsessed with television and hates getting in frank conversation with her husband over her feelings or marriage. C) Captain Betty 1. Captain of Montag ’s fire department. 2. He hates books and anyone who reads them. D) Professor Faber 1. Retired English Professor. 2. A man who
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