Introduction There are many predictions for 2049, but some may be further from reality than others. Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian Sci-Fi novel written by Ray Bradbury taking place in 2049. One of the characters from the beginning of the story is Clarisse, who opens Montag’s eyes to the world around him. While Clarisse is young, Faber is quite the contrary and helped Montag make smarter decisions. Away from society, Granger is part of a group that rebels against their government, and he helped Montag become committed to helping society. Montag is influenced by Clarisse, Faber, and Granger who help him become open-minded, smarter about his actions, and committed to changing his society. Clarisse BP #1 Clarisse causes Montag to release his …show more content…
As she is talking with Montag, she asks him a simple question., However,but However, in this world, that question is not that simple to answer. “‘Are you happy?’ she said. ‘Am I what?’ he cried … He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down on itself … Darkness. He was not happy” (Bradbury 7, 9). It is common for everyone to believe they are happy, hence the bewilderment from Montag when Clarisse questioned him. At this point Montag has been introduced to a fairly new concept, which was almost unheard of within his dystopian society. Unhappiness. This emotion is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle to Montag’s awakening. Another way Clarisse was able to impact Montag was that she was able to get him to break one of their society’s laws. “‘Do you ever read any of the books you burn?’ He laughed. ‘That’s against the law!’ … He spoke the words haltingly and with a terrible self-consciousness. He read a dozen pages here or there” (Bradbury 5, 65). While initially, Montag was strongly against breaking the law by reading books, Montag quickly overcame that rule. In …show more content…
Granger is a rebel against society and works in a national group that serves as vessels for books. Granger helped Montag understand how he felt about Mildred. “‘When I was a boy my grandfather died, and he was a sculptor … And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn’t crying for him at all, but for all the things he did” (Bradbury 148, 149). A quick fact about Mildred, everything she did in life was on a couch looking at the TV. So when Montag felt nothing when he watched Mildred die, Granger’s wise words explained Montag’s feelings perfectly. Since he now understands how he feels, he realizes he has to help everyone else in his own way. Lucky for him, Granger’s group is the perfect way to do so. “‘I[Granger] am Plato's Republic. Like to read Marcus Aurelius? Mr. Simmons is Marcus.’ … We are also Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John” (Bradbury 144, 145). Preserving the knowledge of these books through their memory is a great way to make sure the ideas are not lost. When Montag is offered to join the group by Granger he accepts. This is a large responsibility and it requires a lot of commitment, but Montag does accept it. Granger also told Montag some wise words to help him along. These words are a large contributor to Montag’s longing to fix his society. "'Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said … It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it