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    ridges of his thumbprint." (page 157) Despite having known her for only a short while‚ Montag still thinks of Clarisse; in fact‚ Clarisse changed Montag’s whole life. Instead of telling him what to think‚ she let him think for himself and asked him questions no one else ever would. Her actions brought forth the doubts he harbored about his life and made him realize that maybe the society needed to change. Unlike Mildred‚ who had known Montag for over a decade‚ she had changed the course of Montag’s whole

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    “Are you happy?” (pg 10) This quote is from the first conversation Clarisse and Montag have. This is what wakes Montag up because it makes him question his life for the first time ever. Clarisse is a symbol of consciousness. While everyone else lives to be happy and do not question anything or think about anything she thinks about and truly sees the world around her. “‘You weren’t there‚ you didn’t see‚’ he said. ‘There must be something in books‚ things we can’t imagine‚ to make a woman stay

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    Elena Moya Mrs. Fayter English 10 Honors January 16‚ 2011 Montag Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Physical Charcoal hair soft-colored brows and blush ash smeared checks‚ an unshaven look Looks like all the other fire fighters Emotional At the beginning Montag was content and satisfied with his job and life After meeting Clarisse he became confused Admitted he is unhappy He feels a deep sense of guilt and pain because of the condition of society Intellectual It was Montag curiosity

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    Do they really show their true emotions or are they hiding them behind a mask? Do they know what family is really or is it just a screen? Do they share emotions? Do they have conversations? In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury shares similarities and differences involving the corruption of human interaction and gilded emotions. Our world and the dystopian society presented in F451 are very similar yet shares many differences especially within emotions and social interactions. Many people

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    “ ‘And you must be’ -she raised her eyes from his professional symbols ‘-the fireman.’ Her voice trailed off. ‘How oddly you say that.’ ” (Page 6). One of Ray Bradbury’s most well-known pieces‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ begins in a futuristic world where firemen aren’t fighting fires‚ they create them. Throughout the book‚ there are many symbols and events that give examples as to why firemen are how they are and how fire changes many of their lives. Fire is Montag’s job‚ but is also what sends him on a journey

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    decisions of Montag. In the beginning‚ books could be found everywhere until firemen were given the job to burn them. Since reading was banned‚ no one was allowed to have books. Everyone was brainwashed or disabled from thinking on their own. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Bradbury writes “‘ You can’t rid yourselves of all the odd ducks in just a few years. The home environment can undo a lot you try to do at school. That’s why we’ve lowered the kindergarten age year after year until we’re almost snatching them

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    Guy Montag‚ the main character in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ goes through a huge change in his life. He changes from a typical fireman who follows the laws‚ into a person who challenges the law. Montag wakes up from being numbed and realizes that he is unhappy. Montag ’s wife‚ "Mildred"‚ who is addicted to Television and radio‚ did not care about Montag ’s feelings. However; Clarisse and Faber played a big role in Montag ’s life. Montag is a metaphor for a numbed society and his courage is demonstrated

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    Fahrenheit 451 In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ the main character‚ Guy Montag meets a girl‚ Clarisse McClellan‚ who will tell him something that will change his life forever. Guy is a fireman‚ who ignites fires instead of putting them out. He burns house where books have been found. The reason that these houses along with the books are burned is because the government of this society does not want its people to read books. He then talks to a girl named Clarisse‚ who tells

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a book that talks about ingorance/knowledge and censorship. I will be telling you about what I think about ingorance/knowledge. I will use the pages 9 and pgs 56-57 to point out some examples of ingorance/knowledge. I will also have my own opinion about the topic with my own examples of ingorance/knowledge. In page 9 of Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse is talking to Montag about the dew on the grass and how the billboards used to be smaller and that show how Montag is ingorant abut

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    people talk about Fahrenheit 451. The definition of a theme would be overall moral of the story. One person may say one thing another person might say something a whole lot different theme than that person. Everyone would not have the same theme. It might be on the same route but not the same thing. The theme in this story is that knowledge can change the way life is lived. Two literary elements to support this theme is conflict and figurative language. Conflict is a plays a big part in this book.

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