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Who Is The Narrator In Fahrenheit 451

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In Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, pages 2-8, Author Bradbury explains to us the type of neighborhood Montag’s lives in and who Montag himself is such as a fireman. Bradbury talks about how he comes across his neighbor named Clarisse McClellan. Who is being presented to us as a mirror who Montag see his true self through. She basically challenges everything that he has ever done "Bet I know something else you don't. There's dew on the grass in the morning." He suddenly couldn't remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable. "And if you look"—she nodded at the sky—"there's a man in the moon." He hadn't looked for a long time.” (Bradbury pg7) Clarisse mentions this to montag to give him a variety of ideas to think and for …show more content…

Which all she wants to do is sit at home and watch TV. There relationship was not that strong and they would not express themselves to each other. Montag tries to talk to his wife about he has not been feeling well lately. There connection is not a strong, Mildred spends most of her time with the tv set then with him. Montag then gets emotional and opens up to her and Mildred responds with saying “Let me alone,” said Mildred. “I didn’t do anything.” “Let you alone! That’s all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?” (Bradbury pg 56). This line says a lot about who we are as people and how we don't take look at the big picture sometimes or we see it but just don't want to recognize it. Which connects back to McGiverons mirror article which mainly focus on Montag starting to notice the little things that are happening around him and how Montag's realizes it but maybe just doesn't want to accept it. He is tied between listing to his government, continuing in his career he has had since his twenties or Clarisse who is like on the other side of mirror representing the real person Montag himself wants to

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Montag questions his love for Mildred, and hers in return. He realizes that if Mildred were to die, he would not even be sad. All she seems to care about is her ‘family.’ When they try to remember when, where, and how they met [and realize they can’t remember], Montag starts to realize that he is in a loveless marriage.

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He tried desperately to get others to see his ways. In fact on page 100 he even revealed a book to his wife's friends. “ But Montag was gone and back in a moment with a book in his hand”. It was clear montag's goal was to try and open up someone’s eyes, anyones

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Another common argument asserting the claim that meeting Clarisse was bad for Montag is founded on the notion that she caused a rift in Montag’s marriage. The primary instance of Clarisse driving a wedge in Montag’s marriage is when she subjects Montag to a dandelion test to find out whether or not he is in love, and when it shows that he is not, Clarisse coldly remarks “What a shame… You’re not in love with anyone” while Montag repeatedly protests this statement (19-20). Even with the knowledge that Montag is married, Clarisse feels compelled to state that he is not in love with Mildred in a seemingly malicious attempt to ruin his relationship with his wife, demonstrating how Montag’s time with Clarisse is supposedly detrimental to his life.

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And I’d never even thought of that before.” (49) Montag begins to realize how wrong what he is doing really was. Books were powerful, Clarisse was powerful. Montag’s world was widening, his vision was expanding.

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It is seen here Montag was following Clarisse’s footsteps and that throughout this novel he was trying to follow what Clarisse stood for. This is accomplished when Montag begins reading and vacates his job. Looking back, it can be seen Montag had an appreciation for Clarisse like a mentor. Clarisse influenced Montag to read books and therefore eventually act

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(MIP-2) From certain experiences, Montag comes to realize that he’s not actually happy with his life because he discovers that it lacks genuine, valuable, or humane relationships, eventually driving him to find the truth about his society by making him think about and question it. (SIP-A) Montag realizes from his experiences with Clarisse that his relationships in his life lack genuity, value, or humanity. (STEWE-1)

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Ray Bradbury 's novel Fahrenheit 451 delineates a society where books and quality information are censored while useless media is consumed daily by the citizens. Through the use of the character Mildred as a foil to contrast the distinct coming of age journey of the protagonist Guy Montag, Bradbury highlights the dangers of ignorance in a totalitarian society as well as the importance of critical thinking. From the beginning of the story, the author automatically epitomizes Mildred as a direct embodiment of the rest of the society: she overdoses, consumes a vast amount of mindless television, and is oblivious to the despotic and manipulative government. Bradbury utilizes Mildred as a symbol of ignorance to emphasize how a population will be devoid of the ability to think critically while living in a totalitarian society. Before Montag meets Clarisse, he is

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“We cannot tell the precise moment when a friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last one which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over.” Montag reads this definition of friendship from a book as he and Mildred were going through the books hidden behind the ventilator. This definition shows that Montag made several friends throughout the book including Faber, Clarisse, and Granger. But, Beatty was not his friend because he tried to hurt Montag and stop him from reading books.

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In the book “Fahrenheit 451”, there contained many characters whose personality traits were polar opposites. For this particular book, it fit the story line well and strengthened the overall plot as the readers were able to identify, relate to, and side with different themes and motives throughout the reading. Two sub characters that I found were quite important to the book “Fahrenheit 451” were Clarisse McClellan and Mildred Montag. Clarisse McClellan, a neighbor of the Montag couple, was a very outgoing and curious girl.

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Much like in society today people tend to just make decisions and not think of the consequences. You can first see the change in Montag when he says,” I feel like I've been saving up a lot of things, and don’t know what. I might even start reading books.”(Bradburry62) This shows that Montag wasn’t thinking about what he was saying and let his emotions get the best of him. In

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Fahrenheit 451 proves this by showing Montag going down the river. Montag is able to find himself and he is able to be in a quiet space where he could think and reflect, “He saw the moon low in the sky now. The moon there, and the light of the moon caused by what. By the sun, of course. And what lights the sun?

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He suddenly couldn't remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable. ‘And if you look-she nodded at the sky-there's a man in the moon.’ He hadn't looked for a long time” (7). Montag takes a moment to think, and he realizes that Clarisse is right; he does not notice these things. This makes his perspective change and causes the light inside of him to

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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, is a uniquely shocking and provocative novel about a dystopian society set in a future where reading is outlawed, thinking is considered a sin, technology is at its prime, and human interaction is scarce. Through his main protagonist, Guy Montag, Bradbury brings attention to the dangers of a controlled society, and the problems that can arise from censorship. As a fireman, it is Guy's job to destroy books, and start fires rather than put them out. After meeting a series of unusual characters, a spark is ignited in Montag and he develops a desire for knowledge and a want to protect the books. Bradbury's novel teaches its readers how too much censorship and control can lead to further damage and the repetition of history’s mistakes through the use of symbolism, imagery, and motif.

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Everybody has a point in life where someone reminds them of something they have long forgotten and suddenly everything make sense. In the dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury titled Fahrenheit 451, the curious, sweet girl of the name Clarisse pops the bubble that Montag lives in. Bradbury includes Clarisse in the story to act as an eye opener for Montag. She introduces him to a past where firemen put out fires instead of starting them. Clarisse remains immune to the chatter of television and instead gazes through a kaleidoscope of colors that filters out the dull views of the government.

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(Bradbury 8). Montag is faced, for the first time, with having to examine his life and if he is actually happy. It destroys his “mask”, allowing him to see the problems of his life, and, more importantly, society. The new perspective “kills” a part of him, the part that was content with his perfect life (having a good,

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