Over the course of Fahrenheit 451, the main character Guy Montag is characterized, but is shown to change. In part 1, the book establishes how he initially acts and how he starts to change. In part 2, the reader sees how his personal experience shapes him into taking drastic actions. In part 3, the reader sees the effects of his actions further his character until he reaches his full potential as a character. Readers recognize Montag’s development as a character throughout the novel by means of personal experience, important events, and influential characters.
During the book, Clarisse plays an important part in Montag’s life by questioning his relationships with his job, wife, and happiness. First, Clarisse helps Montag realize that he is unhappy. On the first night, Montag and Clarisse met. Clarisse asks Montag if he is happy.
Throughout Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag shows many characteristics he has. His most defining characteristic is impulsiveness. Montag is thrown in different situation where he isn’t cool and collect but impulsive and irrational. After Montag’s visit with Faber, Montag travels home to eat dinner and get ready for his shift at the firehouse.
(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.
However, although this moment was a distinctive one in the novel, it was still Clarisse who actually urged him to take action by being aware and noticing the things that surrounded him. It would be wrong to say that Clarisse is the one who planted the seed of curiosity in Montag's head, as Montag had signs of intellectual hunger he did not know he had, long before he met the young adolescent. But it is, however, correct to state that it was Clarisse who gave Montag the courage to explore his identity crisis, and the courage to come to terms with his lifeless marital relationship, along with all his other empty relationships in his
Clarisse -the only person who appears to be alive;- and Faber -the owner of knowledge unused,- share their thoughts and feelings about how to find true meaning in life. Throughout the novel, Guy Montag appears as a dynamic, three dimensional character, because he illustrates the changes that come about through acquiring knowledge; he undergoes dramatic internal changes while presenting himself as a relatable human who struggles against his own flaws. Guy Montag proves to be a dynamic character in Fahrenheit 451 because of the momentous changes he makes in his life. An example of can be found in how his opinion about burning books changes throughout the text; at the beginning he believed that “it was a pleasure to burn...to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” (Bradbury 3)
She is the first character who engages in deep conversations with Montag. Clarisse stuns Montag during their first encounter by asking many questions and sharing her thoughts and ideas. She asks if Montag is happy, but she quickly runs off towards her house, without waiting for a response (Bradbury and Gaiman 7). Montag doesn’t understand why she would ask such a ridiculous question, however, he can’t stop thinking about it. He has only had one other peculiar conversation, where he communicated like this and it was about a year ago, with an old man in the park (Bradbury and Gaiman 8).
Introduction: Clarisse plays a crucial part in Montag's action throughout the story. If Clarisse does not meet with Montag then on a later date he will still have his plan. So Montag questioning would still happen with or without Clarisse. The Thesis Statement: Though knowledge is lost, "That did not stop Montag in his quest to seek Truth, Cause, and purpose for books." Paragraph #1:
She is the first person who challenges Montag and gets him to truly think. She triggers Montag’s questioning of life, what he is doing, and his relationship with his wife Mildred. Upon their first encounter Clarisse begins asking Montag questions, questions about a time when firefighters put out flames not started them, a time when life was a bit slower. She asks, “Are you happy?” once Clarisse is home Montag responds, “Of course I’m happy.
Clarisse encourages Montag to take a closer look at his life and re-evaluate his values, which ultimately leads to his eventual rebellion against the
Montag’s search for answers end up leading him to read books. Evidence that Clarisse inspires Montag to read is seen in the quote, “These men have been dead a long time but I know some way or the other their words point to Clarisse.” (68) This quote proves even though Clarisse disappears her knowledge is so important to Montag
Montag meeting Clarisse, a character that has not conformed to the government’s wishes, shows him
From one of his first experiences with Clarisse, Montag feels something that he realizes he never felt before in his daily life. He ponders to himself, "How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?" (Bradbury 8). What Montag is pondering about is how she behaved so attentive and natural towards
Soon, he began to wonder why he was not satisfied with his life, he began to question why nobody had the time to sit back for a minute and reflect upon their lives. He discovered that nothing he had done through out his life defined his character; everything Montag had done was merely influenced by his community. He had adapted an image of someone that was not him. He had to met Clarisse in order to realize that his behavior and his way of living was not who he wanted to be. Subsequently, he began a desperate quest to find his true character and comprehend his purpose in
Some say the most important thing in life is knowledge. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the protagonist is Guy Montag, who is a firefighter that burns books. Montag is faced with enormity and the complexity of books for the first time, he is often confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed. At times he is not even aware of why he does things, feeling his hands are acting by themselves. Montag has certain physiological, sociological, and psychological traits that make him so unique.
