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Fahrenheit 451 Alienation Analysis

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The Timeline of Alienation “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny”, and Guy Montag is no ordinary person (C.S Lewis). As the protagonist in the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Montag learns of his own extraordinary adventure during the staggering dystopian novel. Books are unalientated objects, in the community Guy Montag resides in. Firefighters in this community maintain the law of burning books in their community safeguard the people from information literature upholds. Ironically, instead of putting out the fire firefighters begin fires; however, this happens to be Montag’s occupation. In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, consecrates societal expectations but is taught to overcome them and change what he believes is the right. As he is consumed in the ideology of society, Montag concludes setting a blaze to books is justifiable to appease to the law and maintain equilibrium. He sought a “pleasure to burn” the novels, observing them blacken is what he enjoys but moreso he enjoys the feeling of justice after burning books (Bradbury 3). Over the years, society implanted this idea into Montag's head telling him it is laudable. After torching novels for so long, the …show more content…

He learns the benefits of individualism in a minimal amount of time and also manages to inflict change upon his own beliefs. At the beginning of the novel Montag believed what society told him and he abided by society’s rules. He then interacts with new people who teach him how to individualize himself from societal expectations. Once he is taught how to veer away from these expectations, he decides to rebel against his former beliefs. Overall Montag has his own extraordinary adventure that changes his life for the greater

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