How Does Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is portrayed as a happy fireman who enjoys his job burning books. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes, “While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning. Montag grinned with the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame. Later going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went went away, that smile, it never ever went away, as long as he remembered” (4). This demonstrates that Guy Montag is well adjusted with his life and is happy to the point that he is always smiling. However his life begins to change after his he meets a girl named Clarisse. Clarisse is a seventeen year old old that lives next door to Montag. She is often curious about life and questions those around her. Clarisse question Montag true intentions in life; This leaves montag left standing, questioning if he himself is truly happy. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes, “ He felt his smile slide away melt, fold over and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic lande burnin too long and now collapsing and now blown out” (7). Montag is beginning to realise that he never was truly happy. Distractions in his life made him unable to realse his true feelings.

When Montag first met Clarisse he could tell that she was different from other people he has met before. Clarisse was very free spirited and “her face [was] bright as snow in the moonlight”(pg. 4). She was a very innocent girl who saw the world from a different perspective than Montag. Instead of living in a world full of negativity, Clarisse aimed to explore beyond reality. She talked to Montag about a world where “they needed firemen to stop the flames,” and explained how the world was very peaceful (pg. 6). Also, Clarisse saw the true man hiding beneath the uniform. Although, her ideas may not have fell in line with the rest of society, Clarisse still remained optimistic about what the world was like before this time period. In

Guy Montag changes as a character throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Montag is a fireman, and that is the most important job in his society. Where Montag lives, everything is really the same, and no one questions anything. They just go along with society. In that society you aren't allowed to have books, and if they are found in your house, firemen come and burn your house down. There are three things in which causes Montag to change. The three things that cause him to change are him seeing the old lady burn, Clarisse, and jumping into the river. Montag changes as a character throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451.

“Then she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. Are you happy? She said. “Am I what?” He cried (7).

In Fahrenheit 451 the author expresses the idea that one needs to take risks in order to change their life. For example in page 37 it says “montag’s hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest”. Montag had never done that before and taking the book was the first step to his journey, to changing his life and finding out what really is in those books. This action caused montag to change and shift towards a different direction, from the moment he took it, to the moment he read it changed his character, before that he was somebody different. And it didn't stop there montag didn't want to return the book after beatty had found out that he took it. For example in page 77 it says “There's only one thing to do. Sometime before tonight when i give the book to beatty, i've got to have a duplicate made”. Montag wasn’t giving up that easily, but trying to duplicate the book was a HUGE risk he was willing to make.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge once stated “A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.” Things such as death, books, and destruction can destroy you because of how powerful they are. In the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, his curiosity for books, the deaths of his friends and family, and the destruction of his property and relationships greatly impact the change of the protagonist Guy Montag. There are many incidents caused by Guy Montag that occur in the book Fahrenheit 451 that are motivated by books. The first is that they cause him to kill his companions such as captain of the fire department, Beatty.

Fahrenheit 451 shows Montag is confused and struggles with self-doubt. “Montag, you idiot, you damned fool; why did you really do it?'" (p.120) Montag is questioning his actions; this shows he is still working through confusion. He is never had an issue with his job or life until he meets Clarisse, who confuses him with her questions The author shows a clear change in Montag. He begins to rethink everything, his wife Mildred, his job, and the thought of books; he is confused. Freud’s theory of personality as well as the theory of the conscious and unconscious can be applied. Guy often does things he himself is not clearly aware of or has no control of some of the things he does, which may be because he is so confused with himself. In addition, he has the feeling that his hands are out of his control. “Montag had done nothing. His hands had done it all, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger, had turned thief”.

Alec Flury Mr. Baeslack L.A. Fahrenheit 451 Essay Ray Bradbury uses the fireman Montag to change the befouled society they live in, along with risking his life for one glimpse at a book and to make a difference in a society infused with war and book burning. Due to the gloom of the society Montag lives in, his and the people's outlook on life is very sad and miserable. Fahrenheit 451 takes place in an unspecified city in the U.S. where there are constant wars. During this time period Montag is tasked with the burning of books.

in a significant way.In the beginning of the novel Guy Montag was like everyone else in his

In his dystopian science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury suggests that the characters surrounding the protagonist can effect the future events and the protagonist's perspective. Bradbury introduces the characters (Mildred and Clarisse), shows the relationship between Montag and the other characters, and finally how they change Montag's perspective. His purpose is to show how the environment around Guy Montag can affect what happens in the novel and his perspective in order to emphasize the change in Montag from the beginning of the book and the end of the book. The intended audience is anyone who does not believe they have a part in someone's life because the tone is repetitive as Bradbury continuously gives examples of Clarisse's and Mildred's actions or words effect Montag throughout the book. Montag went from ignorant to knowledgeable, because of the characters around him, especially Mildred, his wife who represents a stolid, model-citizen of their world and Clarisse, a seventeen year old who represents someone who is very knowledgeable because of books.

As Montag is making the transition into a rebel, Bradbury changes the way he describes him. Montag starts to read the books he has hidden and get upset with Millie when she talks about her “family”. Montag also begins to listen to the rain and question the wars his society is involved in, things he never would have done before.

One of the characters in Fahrenheit 451’s effect on Montag is huge. She is Montag's "inspiration". She is responsible for Montag's change. She also made him realize that he wasn't happy. This character is Clarisse. Clarisse is a seventeen year old young woman who walks with Montag on his trips home from work. She is

This quote from Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is significant because it is crucial to the character development of Guy Montag. It gives readers a glimpse into Montag’s personality and character towards the beginning of the book. In this quote Bradbury portrays Montag as a man who does his job without thinking of the consequences. He doesn’t question his orders, even though they may be unethical. Montag’s ignorance enables him to enjoy the sensations of power and pleasure he feels while burning books.

The triumph of the human spirit is a recurring motif in American culture, specifically stories. Guy Montag is the “hero”, to put it broadly, in Fahrenheit 451 and he is the character whom the audience roots for. When Montag says this quote he is speaking to his advisor and confidant, Faber, after deciding to become enlightened by books rather than less philosophically lightning them on fire and decimating them to ashes. Montag’s triumph is the success of individuals and the smaller opponent over the seemingly impenetrable superior force. By questioning the motives of those around him and becoming aware of his role in society Montag demonstrates character traits that differ from the norm in his dystopian society. Montag’s intuitiveness is observed

Books are a great resource of knowledge, and they are essential for people in order to obtain the information. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, it talked about a dystopian world; how reading books is illegal, and firemen are in charge of burning books. Montag was one of the firemen. At first, he was like any regular fireman who felt like it was a pleasure to burn. However, he changed the way he thought about books later on after witnessing a lady that was willing to burn along with her books. It was then where he came to a realization that there must be something within those books that caused the lady to sacrifice her life. Montag has been proven to be an important character throughout the novel due to his willingness to break rules that was set upon him by society. He followed what he wanted.