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Thank You M Am Fahrenheit 451 Character Analysis

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Can one person make a difference in your lifestyle or moral choices? Well in the story "Thank You, M'am" it does, the little boy in the story does something that he would of never have done by himself but before the act finishes a woman stops the child and converses with the child and changes the boy's life style and morality completely. Indicating that one person can make multiple differences on their life due to the acts and clarity they show to the person in distress. In the poem named "Mother to son" a mother refers her life as not being a "Crystal Stair" and shows her child that even if life puts you down you get up on your feet and continue trying to make your own life better and more comfortable to be apart. One person can make a difference in another person's life due to them really caring about the character changing their characteristics, showing interest and being there for the character even through some of the hardest times. …show more content…

One person can make a difference in another's life through their actions. In Page 14 of Farenheit 451 Clarisse visits Guy Montag for a small amount of time opening his view on life and the problems that they both share, even though Montag is "Happily Married" Clarisse develops deep conversations about his job and every day occasions that he can relate towards. This shows similarities between characters making it easy for them to understand one another. In the story "Thank You, M'am" The lady that leads the boy in the right path opens the little boy's thought process and corrected it by confronting him and teaching him how a child should be taught. This correction made the boy a better person in society and for the future. One person can make a difference in another’s

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Webster’s Dictionary defines character as, “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual”, these qualities can range from a simple opinion, to an action, to a character’s lifestyle. While Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451 and Wade from Ready Player One are both uniquely distinct, they share many qualities that unites them as one. The first similarity of the two characters is that they both come from a world where modern technology consumes everyone’s daily lives, and both Wade and Montag must realize that a virtual reality, whilst perfect in sense, is not the truth. Montag realizes this after Clarisse asks him if he is truly happy, his immediate answer is a defensive yes, but after his wife tries to commit suicide, and Montag starts to think about his situation, he realizes that his response to Clarisse was a lie.

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