Montag's Determination In Fahrenheit 451

Battle Hardened Life is tough, but being determined leads to success. Determination is firmness of purpose, or having courage. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Montag in particular exemplifies determination. Montag goes through many difficult situations, but his determination allowed him to survive and have success. Montag displays his determination in his conversation and brawl with Beatty, when escaping the murder of Beatty, and when reaching the river. Montag exemplifies determination when talking with Beatty. Before Montag confronts Beatty, he “felt his right foot, then hit left foot, move. ‘Old man,’ he said, ‘stay with me’” (Bradbury 104). Montag shows determination because although he was frightened, he still used all his willpower to confront Captain Beatty. When Montag fights the Hound, he “caught it with a bloom of fire, a single wondrous blossom that curled in petals of yellow and blue and orange about the metal dog… as it slammed into Montag and threw him teen feet back against the bole of a tree” (Bradbury 120). Montag demonstrates determination when fighting the

Montag, while in pain, says “’Get up!’ he told himself. ‘Dammit, get up!’ he said to the leg, and stood. The pains were spikes driven in the kneecap and then only darning needles and then only common ordinary safety pins and after he had shagged along fifty more hops and jumps” (Bradbury 123). Montag, although in serious pain, forced himself to get up. This shows Montag’s determination because he does not give up even though he is in a painful situation. Montag “put out his legs as far as they would go and down and then far out again and down and back and out and down and back. God! God! He dropped a book, broke pace, almost turned, changed his mind, plunged on, yelling in concrete emptiness…” (Bradbury 127). Montag shows determination because he sprinted as fast as he could possibly run to escape the crime