Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 (1950) runs through a part in the life of Guy Montag. Montag is a fireman in a dystopian society. The book is placed in a futuristic setting, and firemen are an important part in society, even more than now. However, firemen don’t put out fires; they start them. Montag and his co-workers set fire to homes because of the illegal books that lay within. In the beginning, he enjoys his job very much, but soon after meeting his new neighbor, Clarisse, he starts rethinking his happiness, his job, and if the books are as bad as they say. The opening of the novel states, “It was a pleasure to burn.” (1) this statement alone represents how montag feels about his job. At this point in the book, he is happy with his wife, his job and his home. Everything is perfect and life is simple. Even though he and his wife seemed happy, they didn’t deeply love each other, but they wouldn’t know that because they hadn’t ever experienced love. Montag’s simple life started to change when one night, walking home from work, he met a …show more content…
At first Montag thought the way she saw things was strange and maybe even outrageous; but after many talks with her, he became interested in the things she would share. The things she told him would make him question his own happiness. One night in particular when he had met with Clarisse, she had claimed that if you rub a dandelion under your chin, and it leaves a yellow streak, then you are in love. When she did it to him nothing happened and she told him he wasn’t in love. After thinking it over he realized he didn’t even remember where he had met his wife and wondered if he really did love her. Clarisse was the biggest influence on Montag’s views throughout the book. The stories she would tell about her uncle's bewildered Montag and he started to get more and more curious about