Minor Characters In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, the author created two minor characters that made an impact on myself as a reader throughout the entire story. Those characters were Clarisse McClellan and Mildred Montag. The character Clarisse McClellan was the first to be mentioned . For this character I feel she is memorable in a positive way and I admire how the author presented her in the book. Mildred Montag, the other character, was also memorable however in the sense that a person is close minded and selfish. In both characters the author, Ray Bradbury, used direct descriptions, and a specific way to describe both characters in a unique technique from the other character by the interactions with other characters. On page three in the book Fahrenheit

This is found on page 27, "Sometimes I'm ancient. I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always used to be that way? My uncle says no.” This shows me that Clarisse’s generation scares her and she believes her uncle when he tells her that teenagers were better than how they are now. She also calls herself “ancient” this was a surprise to me, however throughout the story she does show that she has old-fashioned views which is an amazing quality to have in most situations in their society. In the book not only was she changed by her uncle but she became an inspiration to another character, Guy Montag. “He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know that refracted your own light to you?” The quote showed that Clarisse made Montag reflect on himself and with him thinking about himself has changed him. He now looks at everything and is questioning everything he is looking at. They did not talk for long and with that one conversation they shared and she managed to changed him and how he thinks of everything, which includes questioning himself. Ray Bradbury also uses Montag to describe Clarisse’s ability and tell the reader what she did is an “impossible” quality to have. This quality is what I found very interesting about