How Does Montag Mature In Fahrenheit 451

Maturness. Murchirity is such a hard thing to describe, there is no age for it, no telling if one is, and no exact list for it. Yet maturity is something everyone seeks to be. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, which displays a dystopian future, by Ray Bradbury, Montag, the protagonist, undergoes a variety of changes and slowly evolves as a character through the novel. Montag's journey starts as him being a book-burning fireman, he then slowly matures to become a book-saving rebel. Society in the novel is highly formed from ideas of what the future might become. Mildred, Montag's wife, is the exact representation of what this type of society can do to someone. In Bradbury's dystopian novel, Guy Montag is surrounded by various characters that influence

Montag meets Clarisse in part one, she is essentially the starting reason why Montag progressed as a character in this novel. With Montag's entail backstory, of being a fireman, it's a surprise that he even acknowledges her existence. She even shared with Montag that he is "one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow"(Bradbury 21). Firemen are closed off, and in a way heartless, but Clarisse sees a heart in Montag. Montag is an exception to the stereotypical fireman in this novel. What is ironic about this is that Clarisse is foreshadowing what's to come in the novel. Needless to say, what Clarisse says to Montag makes him question his everyday actions, in effect, her words grow Montag's conscience. It's not until Clarisse is no longer "present" in Montag's life that drastic changes are made. Another character that influences Montag's transformation as a character is Montag's wife, Mildred. Mildred is the epitome of what technology can do to someone in this society, as she refers to her family as the "people on the parlor walls."As Montag is left looking at Mildred he's left to realize that the

While it might first appear that Monag has power over Faber, what brings them to become friends is their values; both share the same value of the importance of books. After Montag carries out his part of the plan and is on the run, he instinctively runs towards Faber's house because there was nowhere else for him to go or anyone he could count on other than Faber (Bradbury 118). When the two meet up Faber was so worried for Montag that he "almost came out looking for you"(Bradbury 124). Faber rarely comes out of hiding, so for him to risk his life for Montag proves how much they've connected. Montag's presence in Faber's life also had direct changes in Faber's character. Faber grew more confident in himself and Montag lead him to become less afraid of the world around him. In this respect, both charters aid each other and mature with each other as time passes. As part two continues Mildred invites her friends over, and their conversations consist of talk of children, elections, and of course, literature It's known throughout