In this passage Montag is speaking to Mildred‚ his wife‚ while they are in their house. In this quote it shows how Clarisse is different from the society and most of the people that live in it. She really was the only one who liked to know things about other people instead of herself. In the novel Clarisse is a huge turning point in Montag’s life. The quote is important because it show Montag’s feelings toward Clarisse. He starts to try to see the society in her eyes and he feel that one way he can
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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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How does conflict affect a person and how they think and behave? The authors‚ Ray Bradbury and Frederick Douglass‚ demonstrate character development through conflicts and characterization in their written works. In the novel‚ Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury‚ the protagonist‚ Guy Montag‚ lives in a dystopian world where books are perceived to be amoral and firemen were used to inflame books that were undisclosed. Within the novel‚ Montag encounters various conflicts with men‚ society‚ and
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Clarisse McClellan’s curiosity was crucial in the character development of Guy Montag. Throughout the novel‚ because of Clarisse‚ Montag faced a personality shift.Montag shifted from a very strict person that goes by the rules to a very defiant person. Clarisse was necessary for Montag’s self-examination. She showed him how he’s missing out on love‚ pleasure and being content in life.Although he did become rebellious to the government he potentially became more aware
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Fahrenheit 451 is based on a society in the future‚ where technology is empowering. Books of all kinds are burned to ashes. Firefighters no longer put fires out‚ but start them instead. Guy Montag was a firefighter himself. In a world where fire and the smell of kerosene bring pleasure‚ Montag needed someone like Clarisse to introduce him to happiness. While coming home from work one day‚ Montag runs into Clarisse Mcclellan. He notices her because she is doing something very different. She was enjoying
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As the main protagonist of the book‚ Montag portrays a dynamic character‚ whereas his perception of society around him changes throughout the book. Not only did he question their actions‚ but also his own happiness. This showed that he was‚ in fact‚ more intelligent than the others. This is significant because society is administered by a single lie that happiness should only exist. Clarisse is open minded because she thinks distinctively from society. She does not believe in violence that of which
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(MIP-2) Many people have “interfered” with Montag’s thinking pattern and put it on a curve to make him think twice about what he really has. (SIP-A) Some of the people that taught Montag were humane themselves. (STEWE-1)Clarisse‚ for example kick started his whole “adventure”. “She laughed at this. ‘Good night!’ She started up her walk. Then she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. ‘Are you happy?’ she said. ‘Am I what?’ he cried. But she was gone-running
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Montag is going through a major transition at this part of the novel. He is actually thinking critically about why things are instead of how things are done. Montag is losing the fake sense of security and happiness that the government has instilled upon him. Clarisse‚ the girl who is mentioned in this quote‚ is the one who gets Montag thinking. She asks Montag if he is really happy and he responds that he is‚ but he later comes back to that question and thinks about it. Montag realizes that he is
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Fahrenheit 451 Having a “Foil” in a story can really change the outcome of the ending; this is exactly what happened in Fahrenheit 451. Clarisse’s character influence so much in the story that thanks to Clarissa‚ Montag realized how books played an important role in his life and his society. In the story Fahrenheit 451 Montag worked as a fireman‚ but in his society instead of putting out fires‚ they’ll start them by burning books. Their society prohibited books among their people because
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Montag and Anderton thought they knew their companies‚ but they only knew what the companies wanted them to know. John Anderton and Guy Montag work for companies that are regular in their society‚ but they soon realise that the companies are not perfect and they are actually bad for their society. The roles of Anderton and Montag as iconoclasts in their society have negative effects but are ultimately portrayed as positive figures in their societies. Montags job in the beginning of the novel was
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