Norms In Fahrenheit 451

An individual's roles and responsibilities with respect to society as a whole are to think about society's norms and contemplate about what is right or wrong about these according to their own beliefs, even if they are not fulfilling their responsibilities in their actual jobs. Also, they must think about what would make everyone as a whole maintain happy and efficient lives in order to create ideas to improve society. During Fahrenheit 451, the government trains citizens to believe that books are not beneficial. The majority of the population believes this and live as they are told by maintaining an inefficient life. An example of a character who fits this description is Mildred, Montag’s wife. She describes Clarisse McClellan, “She's nothing

Characters such as Clarisse and Guy Montag think differently than others. People with curious qualities like they possess are the reason why societies advance. Clarisse challenged the beliefs of the society she lived in. She discussed with Montag, "Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?" (Bradbury 6). Her curiosity and ability to ask daring questions conveys the idea that she is actually wondering about what life could possibly be like with books and how this could cause everyone on earth to benefit from it. After her death, Clarisse's imagination inspires Guy Montag to discover more about books and why they are banned. Guy's occupation as a fireman indicates that he should be against the use of books. Nevertheless, he realizes that books contain very significant information that could improve the lives of earth's inhabitants. He risked his career and life by taking and reading books, "We can't burn these. I want to look at them, look at them at least once" (Bradbury 63). Through Guy's actions and words, Ray Bradbury spreads the idea that respecting the rules of the government and following through with the expected responsibilities is not the way to create change in a