In the novel Fahrenheit 451 there is a conflict between man vs. society. In this case it is Clarisse vs. society. Her response to the conflict is staying true to herself, not conforming to the dystopia. Clarisse’s identity is the abnormal young girl who asks and knows too much. The conflict challenges her by marginalizing the individuality she has. The culture Clarisse grew up in was her family teaching her how to think for herself. So her responding to the conflict was questioning everything about it. She even would ask Montag questions that could upset him, not to be mean, but out of curiosity. Knowing Montag was a fireman she asked, “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?”, she knew the answer but wanted to know the response Montag