Clarisse In Fahrenheit 451

In Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse is one of the main characters throughout the book. Although Mildred and Captain Beatty influenced Montag, Clarisse impacted him the most. In this book, Ray Bradbury kills off one of the most influential characters. Even though she is “dead”, Bradbury somehow made her a symbol. We don’t know why Bradbury killed off this important character, but it left readers wondering. She had some type of influence on Montag that made him think about things. She was interested in learning and asking questions. I believe that Clarisse has impacted Montag because she taught him that thinking was an option.

Clarisse is an outdoor person and “crazy’, coming from her words (Bradbury 02). Clarisse enjoys dandelions, rain, and autumn leaves.She’s not into television and violence. “What incredible power of identification the girl had; she was like the eager watcher of a marionette show, anticipating each flicker of an eyelid, each gesture of his hand, each flick of a finger, the moment before it began.” (Bradbury 04) Clarisse is a confident character, she was not something that you could miss. Her presence was to be always acknowledged. Bradbury's point of view for Fahrenheit 451, the world is grey-dark. Government watching, people in their own home, too caught up with technology, and not very nature like. If Clarisse is an outdoor person, it's really hard for her to fit in

Clarisse is one of the characters who influenced Montag by showing her own world. Clarisse remind Montag the fireman’s real job. Clarisse said ‘”strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames”’ (pg 8). Clarisse is the one of character who read a book in conflict read society. She confused Montag on

A difference between Mildred and Clarisse is their polar opposite personalities. Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Mildred is a very selfish, conceited woman. This is shown when she talks about herself to Montag. “He opened the book. ‘That Favorite Subject, Myself’ … ‘I understand that one,’ said Mildred.” (Bradbury 72). Mildred's comment exemplifies her conceited attitude toward herself. She dislikes books yet chooses that one to relate to. In contrast to Mildred, Clarisse is a selfless, caring girl. There’s a lot of examples of Clarisse being selfless, but a big one is when Montag talks about her to Mildred. “But Clarisse’s favorite subject wasn’t herself. It was everyone else, and me … She was the first person I can remember who looked straight at me as if I counted.” (Bradbury 72). Montag explains Clarisse's selfless side very well. He knows from experience that she loved others more than herself. These two contrasting examples prove that Mildred and Clarisse have different personalities. But, personalities aside, they have differing values as well.

Clarisse, a seemingly insignificant character in the book Fahrenheit 451, who plays a large role in the plot of the story. Ray Bradbury places Clarisse in a specific place at a crucial time to create an uproar and spark conflict, as well as curiosity. Clarisse is significant in displaying Ray Bradbury's overarching theme that censorship is what takes away the individualism in everyone. She displays this by being who she is rather than what the society is telling her to be. With small characteristics about her that are different than many others, she is substantial to Montag.

In Ray Bradbury's book, Fahrenheit 451, everyone seems to be oblivious to what is going on around them and the don’t care about books or knowledge, they just care about television. Except one character, Clarisse McClellan, she is different then the other people in her society. She shows her true emotions, and thinks about things before she says them. Her life also does not revolve around technology, she likes to enjoy lots of other things instead. Clarisse is a very unique character in the book Fahrenheit 451, which makes her a very likable character.

Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag had a major transformation that was impacted by many people. Some of the people who had a major impact on Montag were Clarisse, Faber, Captain Beatty, and the old woman. Although all four of these characters have impacted Guy, I feel that Clarisse and Faber impacted him the most. In the beginning of the book, Montag never expressed himself and his feelings until he met Clarisse, who started his transformation which occurred throughout the book. Clarisse awakened some dissatisfaction in Montag’s life, while Faber teaches Montag the importance of books and how to improve society.

Clarisse McClellan is a 16 year old girl. She is portrayed to be not like everyone else trapped in society. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury depicts Clarisse McClellan as crazy , an outcast, and feared in order to show how she is a threat towards society. Clarisse McClellan is portrayed as crazy in her society. During Clarisse’s and Guy Montag's second conversation, Clarisse mentioned she loved to walk in the rain and taste in the middle of the night(Bradbury 25).

Ever wonder what the world would be without books? Well in the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, he wrote the book where in the future books are illegal. The two characters that are going to be contrasted is Clarisse and Captain Beatty. Clarisse is similar to the theme of think for yourself and Captain Beatty is not.

In the book Fahrenheit 451 , by Ray Bradbury. Is about how the guy Montag is a fireman. Montag starts thinking of differents things then he met a nice seventeen year old named Clarisse Mc Clellan. She makes him feel different about his life. Montag thinks shes really beautiful. There she was just standing there in the middle of the night. Thought that the reason she was there was to see if she remembered what she was doing.

Clarisse changed Montag. She questioned him, making him think. Something he hasn’t done in a while. As the days past and Montag always finds himself walking with Clarisse every single day and every single day he is questioned and quite frankly left stunned. I have a feeling that Clarisse's family has a library hidden in their house which would explain why she’s always questioning Montag and seems more curious and almost smarter than everyone else. I can’t help but take note that Beatty seemed afraid of Clarisse most likely caused by her seeming sharper than everyone else. I don’t want to dwell on the character Clarisse too much but I could not help but notice the similarities between Clarisse and Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter

In Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse plays a role by helping Montag think for himself and to have his own opinions. In the society in the book the government does not like books since it allows the people to have their own opinions and think for themselves. I think the government believes if their is nothing to put the opinions opinions in the people’s heads. If people do not have their own opinions they will listen to what the government tells them and the government will be able to control the people easier. Clarisse had a big role since she helped Montag to think for himself and that he realised that the government does not want the people to think for themselves so they do not cause any problems in the society they have in the passage.

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.

Clarisse is a very outgoing character although the schools see her as antisocial, she's really not, she’s constantly thinking unlike others. Montag ask Mildred

Bradbury uses Clarisse to help readers compare and contrast the lifestyle in Fahrenheit 451 to our world today. These quotes are especially interesting because Bradbury contradicts himself, and seems to change opinions on whether Montag is a good character or bad. On page 7, Clarisse says “I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane” (Bradbury 7). This is ironic because Clarisse is calling herself crazy and insane, while by today’s standards she may be one of the few sane citizens in that society. Along with Faber, they are shunned because they are intellectual and try to understand life beyond what they learns in school and what she is brainwashed to understand. A few days after Clarisse has this conversation, she is killed by a speeding car. Although Bradbury never directly states that the government planned her death, it is quite possible, as she was an outlier and did not follow the society’s laws. Bradbury may have tried to mock how McCarthyism was related to lawful US citizens living in fear of being arrested