Women in Fahrenheit 451 and The Wave
American actress, Judith Light, once said, “Women don't realize how powerful they are.” In both of Fahrenheit 451 and The Wave, there was basically two types of women: the strong characters who stay true to what they believe in and the ones who go with the crowd. Women in books and movies are usually seen as weak and obsessed with the hero, but in these stories, the girls are the heroes or create ideas for the hero. However, there are women who aren’t as strong as the others, but are just as important to the story.
In Fahrenheit 451, we have Clarisse McClellan was a strong woman. Just like it says in the book, “her favorite subject wasn’t herself” and inspired Guy to question what he knew and fight for books. Even though she wasn’t mentioned in the book, you could tell that she made people wonder about her. She wasn’t very popular and people didn’t always support her ideas. Clarisse would do anything for what she believes, for the books and her ideas, even die.
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Mildred doesn’t like to talk about her feelings and is constantly absorbed in her television. She is terrified when he first tells her about the book her husband brought home and insists he burns it, just how their world has taught them. She is threatened by what the books could do while her husband is fascinated by each page and each word. She wanted to protect herself and her ‘family’ so she tried to convince Montag to give the book to Beatty. In the end, she fled the scene and left Guy to deal with the mess he