Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury structures the society of Fahrenheit 451 showing the fixed mindset of the people, and how they disregard books. The people in this society have completely outcasted the ideas of books, look down upon the people who read them, and tend to only rely on their technology and their own opinions. These people have a fixed mindset and frown upon the select few who think differently of literature, and the knowledge that it pertains to. Though there is very few of them in Ray Bradbury’s society, the people who read books have a particular importance in society. People, like Guy Montag, have this significant importance in society though very few realize it. Guy Montag a Firefighter who rebels against his society and shows how he now sees

One of, if not the most important profession in this society, is the job of Firefighter. The job of these Firemen was to burn books in the possession of people, and to burn the house that they were found in, their job was particularly important because they are the ones keeping society running the way it is … and that is book free. Firemen in this society hate books with a passion, and would be the last people that you would expect to become involved with them; That's why it was so striking that Montag … a ten year fireman would associate himself with literature. As the book continues Guy Montag begins to doubt whether what he is doing is right, and in doing so becomes more curious about the knowledge and ideas that books portray. There were however many underlying causes that factored into Montag’s decision to get more involved with books, those causes were the people closest to him. Clarisse McClellan was one of the biggest factors in Montag’s change of character due to her sociable personality, and ideas that contrasted those of the society. After his first encounters with Clarisse there was a noticeable change in Montag's perception, of his own life, and the society around him. Montag’s change in persona can be traced back to his first encounter with Clarisse, and how comfortable he was around her, and her ideas. The novel speaks

Montag has now dedicated himself to books, and what they represent in society; he has now realized that he is one of few and has more of an importance than ever, and has been shown this by his newly acquired friend Faber who is himself a book enthusiast. Montag’s dedication towards books was tested more than ever when Mildred had called the Fire Station to inform them that their had been books at their house, then fled the house. After being forced to set his own house alight, Captain Beatty began to fight Montag, which soon resulted in Montag pointing the Flamethrower and Beatty, and setting him alight after saying, “We never