Fahrenheit 451 Society Quotes

(MIP-1): In Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451, Montag starts out as a flawed person who agrees with his society. (SIP-A): Montag is a person who agrees with his society. (STEWE-1): Montag enjoys his job as a fireman in his society, “It was a pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (1). He is fond of the smell of kerosene and enjoys burning books and houses. (STEWE-2): He is content with his life in society and does not seem to question it, ”It never went away, that smile, it never ever went away” (2). Montag is happy with his society and just seems to believe what he has been told, “‘Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it’” (7). (SIP-B): Although Montag agrees with his society, he has flaws that grow

Montag thinks this is the right choice, considering that he didn’t want to keep a secret from his wife. However, this turned out to be a horrible choice for Montag when Mildred pulls the fire alarm, he questions “‘Was it my wife turned in the alarm?’” (111). When Mildred exposed Montag, he had to turn his life around for the worse: he had to burn his house down, kill a fire captain, run away from the city, and escape to the wilderness. Montag did not think through his rash decision of letting Mildred see the

(STEWE-2): Montag has a severe lack of human connection. He has no one to talk to, ”’Nobody listens any more’” (78). — and does not seem to be able to find anything, his whole society lacks human connection and they just all blabber on about worthless topics. This flaw eventually keeps growing on Montag to the point where he develops this desire to have it and take out anything that might devoid him of it.
(MIP-2): Montag experiences a few encounters where he starts to question society. (SIP-A): When Montag was walking home from work one day, he met a girl named Clarisse. (STEWE-1): Montag begins to talk to Clarisse and notices she has an odd nature. When Montag reaches his home, Clarisse asks him, “‘Are you happy?’” (7). At first, he obviously thinks he is happy, and just rules it off as a silly question. Although he thought it was silly, he still kept thinking about it. (STEWE-2): Even as he steps inside his own house, he knows “He