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“He might come and burn the house and the ‘family’. That’s awful! Think of our investment. Why should I read? What for?” (Bradbury 73). Mildred never cared about literature, only her ‘family’. Even after she sent in the alarm for the firemen, and ran off to the taxi, she was muttering, “Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything, everything gone now…” (Bradbury 114). Since Mildred never changes throughout the novel, she is static.

Albert Camus once stated, "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your existence is an act of rebellion." If something is not how it ethically should be then it is acceptable to rebel within the limits of what is morally correct. In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, he presents a world where the government has restricted access to printed literature so they can gain increased control over their citizens. The main figure, Guy Montag, shows an incredible growth in his personality through his journey of enforcing and accepting the government restrictions to stop the flow of information to a realization that the sharing of knowledge leads to a stronger society.  Guy Montag's role comprises many qualities, including that he is a loyal and accepting government employee that works as a "fireman" whose job is to destroy all remaining books and to burn the personal property of those that he caught reading the outlawed books.  A depressing and lonely home life influences Montag's personality, including a drug-addicted and shallow wife, named Millie. While sadness and loss surround Montag, he is a strong individual that can overcome obstacles and the challenge of the government's policies. Montag struggles when he realizes the impact of his orders from his boss puts on others, and that he must take a stand for the betterment of the public. When the government is not doing their duties of protecting their citizens, either by limiting their knowledge, putting them in danger or destroying those who disagree with them these actions can prompt citizens to turn toward rebellion.

Have you ever binge watched a TV series? Many people usually do and even consider this a normal behavior in our society; however, the main character, Montag, from the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury is the only one in his society to be detached from the world of media. The civilians are brainwashed from the nonsense that they are watching and listening to. Television helps people to not interact with one another and trying to stop conversations. The people in the society are also getting into harm's way, when they are watching tv. In his novel, Ray Bradbury puts the focus on technology ruining the lives of innocent civilians.

Fahrenheit 451 is a novel based on a character amed Montag and the life he lives. Throughout the novel his belief will be challenged and he will begin to see the world he and the other characters live in differently. Overtime the man who he was will not be the man he becomes. His beliefs, the characters who have influenced him, and the ways that Montag changes will all be discussed in this essay.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is about a dystopian society that burns literature and everything and anything to keep the civilians distracted from the obstacles of life. Guy Montag is a citizen whose job is to burn down houses that contain literature, for books are illegal because the government says it causes controversy. His wife, Mildred, sits in front of the “parlor walls” with “seashells” in her ears and goes along mindlessly with society. Throughout the story Montag is influenced by people with minds of their own, whom help him think for himself.

How does somebody go from being a follower to a questioner? Fahrenheit 451 is set in a future dystopian world where books are not allowed and if found with them, they will be burned and be sent to jail. The story follows a fireman named Guy Montag whose job it is to burn books. In the story Fahrenheit 451 the character Montag has many distinct and large changes in his beliefs and in his character. Montag has many character changes from who he is at the beginning, who he is at the end, and there are many characters who influence that change in him.

Our first character, Faber, from the novel, Fahrenheit 451, discusses the importance of integrity of oneself. Faber was an English professor that valued the community being literate, he had shown his integrity to continue teaching the community the ability to read through Montag setting up the plan to frame the firefighters. In the novel written by Bradbury, the character, Faber expresses to another character, Montag,"No, no, it's not books at all you're looking for! Take it where you can find it, in old phonograph records, old motion pictures, and in old friends; look for it in nature and look for it in yourself. Books were only one type of receptacle where we stored a lot of things we were afraid we might forget. There is nothing magical

Wayne Dyer once said, “ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Guy Montag learns that when he looks deep inside himself, he finds something that is unexpected. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there are some obvious differences but if you look deeper you can see some darker differences.

Every day we see people avoiding others, and caring less about the things that matter. Guy Montag and his wife, as well as most other people in Fahrenheit 451 display these traits, and seem to act like their life has no purpose. If we continue to stray farther from social interaction and continue to rely more and more on technology, we will live in a future much like the one Bradbury predicts. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows us a frightening future through the way he creates the characters and the way they act. These include a lack of compassion and social interaction. The effect these traits have on the society are devastating in today’s standards.

story. Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, encompasses the story of Guy Montag. He is a

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury introduces Montag as a fireman who enjoys burning books. Bradbury started off with”It was a pleasure to burn” showing what Montag thinks about burning books. Montag liked the way when “books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning”(Bradbury, 2). He like to see thing blackened and changed like a destruction. Montag started to change throughout many challenges that he had to face and he also started to get a different view on fire on his adventure. At the end, Montag no longer thought it was a pleasure to burn as, books and Clarisse and Faber had changed him entirely. Montag realize that books was actually really good and there can be so much things to learn about from

When people are creative most of the time it is seen as unique or special. A person does not necessarily think that their creativity would make them stand out in a “bad way” due to their living situations. If you find yourself living in a gloomy society then you would think that being creative and different would bring hope back to the society. All of this describes the character Clarisse in the book Fahrenheit 451. In the novel, Clarisse is a unique character who represents the profound effects of creativity in an oppressive society.

It was a warm sunny day in April and I was getting ready to go out, however I remembered that I previously turned the tv off I saw the weather report. It claimed that it was going to rain at 3:00 pm so I brought a raincoat. When my family and I left at 2:00 pm it started to drizzle and when we were 10 minutes from where we were supposed to be it started to rain heavily and there was much more traffic. We were 20 minutes late and we had to run into the restaurant because the rain got even worse but I was the only person who had a raincoat on. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray bradbury the theme is that knowledge can prepare us for the future, just like in the story. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, who didn't know his job as a fireman was dishonorable until Clarisse McClellan his new neighbor was talking about it which makes him curious, but nonetheless he brought it up to one of his coworkers Captain Beatty, she absolutely utterly disagreed with what he had to contribute. As a result, Montag started collecting books from where he put out fires because he was curious and started to tell his wife about it as well because he wanted to know more about his job and how it doesn’t benefit the people that he helps. Captain Beatty found out about what he was doing and got enraged, so she wanted to burn his house down and get him arrested. He then killed Beatty and ran to his friend Faber for help about what Guy Montag had just finished.

Imagine a world without any independent thought, action, controversy, real family, love, or true beauty. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, his writing captures a glimpse of this world. The main character, Guy Montag is a local fireman. However, in this utopian society the firemen start the fires rather than putting them out by burning books to censor any controversial thoughts. His boss, Captain Beatty, is a very intelligent, intimidating man. Montag has a wife, Mildred, but they are nowhere near what today’s society would consider a married couple. Mildred and her friends, specifically Mrs. Bowles, have their own television “families” and they enjoy talking among other friends. Montag meets a rebellious young woman named Clarisse, who takes pride in not being what the society tells her to be. Each character has their own way of contributing to the many themes that form throughout the book. In this novel, the fear of differentially provides a strong foundation for the loss of self and intimacy, eventually leading to the complete destruction of the concept of family.

At one point in my life, I believe that I was at my lowest when I registered that one day the vast majority will all grow up and depart our separate ways to complete college or just to move on. Moreover, it is truly fearful, especially when there is just not an abundant amount of time left. Notwithstanding, my family and I are going to be setting apart for quite a considerable amount time, it is genuinely sentimental for me since I like having them around even if we butt heads. In particular, I would miss my sisters, even if I would miss their closet to a greater extent than them. Consequently, it is petrifying being conscious of the fact that people come and go and that they will not always remain permanent. Accordingly, I have always known