“While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning” (Bradbury, Ray 3). Montag is a fireman that does not put out fires, he starts them. Montag lives in a dystopian society where books are illegal to have and read. Books make people think and question things which can give them opposite sides to choose from which can make people become unhappy and worried.
The novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury advocates that a fireman named Guy Montag living in a destructive future burning all books and records of the past but never questioned the reason for it until he met a girl named Clarisse who changed his perspective of how the world came to be and wanting to seek more about it.
In a man vs. society, 24th century set world where reading and possessing books are illegal, hitting people with your car is common and a fun teen activity, this happens if there is no sources of information to learn from, just like this novel. Guy Montag, the story's protagonist. Whom is a fireman that doesn't put them out but ignites them. In this short novel, books are illegal too read, and illegal to own. But if you do smuggle a book, fireman will set the set location on fire the books are.
Books can inspire life changing experiences for people and society. Montag is a man that burns books and houses for a living in F451, but after he pulls the books out of the vent to show his wife, he starts a new era for himself and others. Montag tells his wife, “We can’t burn these. I want to look at them, at least look at them once”(Bradbury 66). After reading the books, Montag’s perspective of them shifts, and he feels the need to protect them.
I looked around. The only thing i positively knew was gone was the books i’d burned in ten or twelve years. So i thought books might help’” (82). This quote shows that Montag is confused about why he is unhappy; on the other hand Faber acknowledges that Montag does not necessarily need books to be happy, but he needs what once was in the
So he began a pursuit of knowledge; making enormous changes internally; while showing his personal imperfections externally. Without a doubt, Montag proved to be a dynamic, three dimensional character. To be sure, learning about the world's complexities adds meaning to one's life and makes it so that true happiness can
When the fire chief finds Montag’s two-way earpiece to communicate with Faber, he says, “‘We’ll trace this and drop in on your friend’ ‘No’, said Montag” (Bradbury 112). Following up on Faber’s advice, Montag refused to become a bystander, for his belief had been reinforced, which allowed him to stand up to the Fire-chief, and protect his friend who was preserving the wisdom of books. Montag’s simple response “No”, clearly describes his decisiveness and the inner sense of responsibility he has for Faber, who has guided him during the preceding months. Montag succeeds in resisting the fire-chief, and joins a hidden group of scholars, who advise, “‘Walk carefully. Guard your health.
Bradbury portrays how Montag’s perception of fire and burning books with his personal development changes by the different choices he makes throughout the novel. In the beginning of the book, Montag has a great passion and
Guy Montag has a moral dilemma whether to rebel against the government or comply with the law. The law has illegalized books, whether it is owning or reading them. Montag’s responsibilities of being a firefighter ironically is to ignite fires rather than put them out. Guy Montag lives in a very uniform society where everyone acts the same, dresses the same, and even thinks the same. Therefore, it is uncanny to be different and unique.
Most people agree that a hero is a person who is brave, does good things, and puts other people before themselves. In fact, in Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag has some of the attributes of a traditional hero but fails to meet the rest of the criteria. Although some people might say that Guy Montag has taken heroic actions and is the hero of the story, he has done more bad than good and is more of an anti-hero. If an anti-hero is someone who disregards the consequences of their actions, rebels against society, and is self-destructive, then Guy Montag is an anti-hero.
On page 8, Montag describes his job, “It’s fine work.” (Bradbury) showing his indifference to what he does. Montag continues, “Monday burn Milay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn ‘em to ashes,” (Bradbury 8) which expresses Montag’s careless regard for books. This displays Montag’s apathy towards not only books,
Fahrenheit 451 Do books really harm the world or does the government dislike the idea of society turning knowledge into power? Montag was a heroic character, he did what he thought was best, despite what the laws said. Montag went against the law and sought knowledge. Despite his flaws, Montag can be considered a heroic figure.
Guy Montag is a protagonist in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, who is known to be a living in a dystopian society. In Montag’s world, there is a whole new set of laws placed by the government. Rule number one, citizens are not allowed to own or read books. Rule number two, when driving on a highway, citizens must drive fast. Lastly, rule number three, citizens are not allowed to have front porches.
This is considered ordinary within his society because they are not allowed to read books or have knowledge previous to this era. This law is enforced with such intensity because the government fears that knowledge in one’s mind will contribute to overthrowing whoever is in control or has the most power within the society. However this does not stop a few individuals (including Montag) to pose threats to the government by reading and by posing questions. Within the beginning of the novel, one of the major people that sparked a change in Guy Montag was the exquisitely observant Clarisse McClellan.
The Industrial Revolution has made a huge impact on us humans, and also has impacted the world we live in. The Industrial Revolution began in the early 18th century, and has been going upwards ever since. The Revolution gave humans the technological advances we've never seen before. It revolutionized America, and many other countries, and got us to where we are today. But with every pro there is a con.
