Montag was content with his life. He would wake up, go to work, burn books, and come home. It was not until one day on his way home where this idea became less of a truth. His neighbor Clarisse asked him if he was happy (Bradbury, 7). Why wouldn’t he be happy? Montag realized, he was not happy; he was just coasting through his life. Clarisse not only opens his eyes to the fact that he is not happy; she also opens him up to different joys in life. The human experience is made out of many different aspects. Guy Montag represents the human need to live a full and meaningful life through acquiring intellectual and emotional knowledge. Clarisse helped Montag realize there was so much knowledge in the world that he did consider. Montag sees the …show more content…
Kane focused on his economic success in life. He did not care to get to know people enough to experience an emotional bond with them. This fact was evident in his second marriage to Susan Alexander Kane. As the movie developed, the relationship between Charles and Susan was visually shown through the staging in each scene. Near the end of the movie, the two were on opposite sides of their enormous living room. Susan eventually leaves Charles because she knows there is no emotional knowledge or relationship their. Charles is left alone. He did not learn the importance of connecting with people. His life was fulfilled financially and in celebrity, however he did not have a truly meaningful life because he could not connect with another human being on a deep emotional level. Montag gets a wake up call that his life is not emotionally fulfilled by his neighbor Clarisse asking him one simple question, “Are you happy?” (Bradbury, 7). This is a pivotal plot point in this novel. With this one question, Montag begins to realize there is something missing in his life. He wants to learn and fill this void. Amanda Palmer filled the void in her life through the connections she made with strangers while she was working as the eight-foot bride on the street. In her TED talk she told the audience she learned so much by the interactions she had with people on the street (Palmer, 2013). Montag’s world is filled