Fahrenheit 451 Character Development

Montag’s character development through others
Imagine a dull society with little to no social interaction, literature, and individuality. How can one flourish and change with the odds stacked against them? Guy Montag the protagonist of “Fahrenheit 451” written by Ray Bradbury is the same as everyone else in this society, although with time he encounters people with new perspectives, and eventually he identifies the flaws and nuances of the society he lives in. The three characters who opened his eyes are Clarisse, Beatty, and Faber. Clarisse questions Montag about his contentment and the worth of his employment and makes Montag give himself a self-assessment. Beatty is the chief of the fire station where Montag works, Beatty is authoritative

He also shows him that the contents of books are what is really important about them. He also provided knowledge and advice to Montag through the earpiece. With the help of Faber’s reassuring company, Montag transforms into a critical thinker and someone who is aware of society. Faber provides Montag with reassurance and comfort during tough points for Montag. Montag is afraid and Faber through his earpiece gives Montag words of advice, “‘I know, I know. You’re afraid of making mistakes. Don’t be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was younger I shoved my ignorance in people’s faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you’ll never learn’” (Bradbury 119). This quote is words of reassurance and comfort towards Montag telling him that making mistakes is alright, and if you don’t make any mistakes you will never learn. He tells Montag about how he shoved his ignorance in other people's faces by being “hit” by them or in other words, punished. He learns from his mistakes. This advice has aided in Montag’s evolution into a critical thinker and has given comforting reassurance. Next, Faber enlightens Montag about how the contents of the books are what contain value. Montag exclaims to Faber that he thought getting books would make him happy, to which Faber responds, “‘It’s not books you

Without even noticing it, they incited Montag’s forthcoming rebelling against the norms of their society and altered Montag’s critical thinking ability. Clarisse familiarized Montag with the world around him by questioning Montag to make him reassess himself, the worth of his job, and whether he is truly happy with his life as it is. Faber transforms Montag into a more critical thinker by relieving Montag’s stress by transferring his wisdom, this and his advice helped Montag in his conflict with Beatty which permitted a calmer thought process so as to not make any bold moves. Beatty Incited Montag’s rebellion by taunting him and getting in his head through the use of quotes from literature to try to prove to Montag that books are useless. For all one knows, Montag could have stayed as a fireman, but it is clear that the help of Clarisse, Faber, and Beatty guided Montag toward becoming well-informed and