Clarisse McClellan portrays someone who enjoys self-expression and has a unique way of thinking differing from most people in her society. She shows no interest in the things her peers enjoy. She'd most rather observe and question the things surrounding her than spend all her time in the parlor watching television or racing jet cars. The society in the book's main role is to seek out individuals who go against conformity such as Clarisse, Faber, and now Montag and punish them for their individuality. Clarisse noticed something in Montag that shower he had interest in things similar to her, she noticed he was different than the others and she knew he would now begin to understand the world she lives in. As stated by Clarisse, "You're not like …show more content…
The others would never do that." (pg. 21) Clarisse specifically states that she saw curiosity in Montag's eyes not ignorance like everybody else around, she says something in him that made him question himself and things around him. In no moment did she push him to change, she simply placed a doubt in him that was already present in the back of his mind. Clarisse's character resembles the epitome of individuality in this novel, she was a tell-tale sign that any person who presented to have any type of originality was quickly banished from the story. Mildred is a perfect representation of a conformist in this society, she really exemplifies the way people are expected to act. Mildred is very content living in the socially imposed conditions that are laid out for her. She has a fear of the unknown and has no interest in finding out what new knowledge will come from thinking for herself. She avoids the hassle of the real world around her with an imaginary world filled with bright lights, loud noises, and characters she considers her family. She's so immersed in the world her television provides that its past the point of an obsession. Mildred suggested "It's really fun. It'll be even more fun when