Fahrenheit 451 Character Analysis

When you think of a character from a novel you’ve read, you probably don’t imagine that they aren’t real. However, in Fahrenheit 451, it is something to be considered. One main character from the book is Clarisse McClellan. She lived a life in which relatively few people understood her. But one day, she met Montag, a hard working fireman who burnt every book in sight for a living. They became great friends and eventually she changed how Montag saw things, inducing him to read books and eventually get into conflict with his job. Some readers believe Clarisse is an imaginary character made up in his head due to how she changed him, but they are wrong. Clarisse McClellan is real because she can do things that other real people can do and multiple people other than Montag know about her existence.

Montag spends the rest of the rainy afternoon uneasily reading through books while Millie sits idly. As he reads, Montag is often reminded of Clarisse. Meanwhile, the already edgy couple is alarmed by a scratching at the door. Millie dismisses it as "just a dog", but Montag knows it is the Mechanical Hound. Luckily, the Hound leaves without causing a disturbance. Millie whines that there is no reason to read books and that that their house will be burned down if anyone finds out. Montag responds with a passionate rant, asserting that they really have no concept of what is going on in the world and that those who seek to learn are quickly quieted, just like Clarisse and the old woman. He talks of the ongoing wars and how people all over the

“There must be something in books, something we can imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”(Pg. 51) Main character Guy Montag is a servant to a society that is controlled by censorship and the fear of knowledge; Montag has spent his life burning books, to prevent the spread knowledge. But a series of events cause Montag's mind to change, and result in him breaking free from his society. The internal struggle of dynamic character Guy Montag, as to whether he should go on believing the lies his society has told him, or risk his life for something as simple as words on a page, brings readers into the corrupt society of Fahrenheit 451. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 author Ray

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel for all ages, written by Ray Bradbury. The author crafted a society highly dependent on technologies such as cars, televisions and radios. In this city, the people lack creativity or knowledge because they chose to burn books instead of reading them, however, others like Montag who is a fireman, wants to read books. In this society, instead of stopping fires, firemen start them, they burn books. Montag's wife, Mildred, a TV addict, is highly dependent on technology and hates books. As the story progresses Montag learns that he doesn’t love Mildred and questions if he ever did. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury indirectly characterizes Mildred’s actions to communicate that technology destroys relationships by

Montag, as the main protagonist of Fahrenheit 451, is a highly dynamic character.His new found want to learn, understand the world and fix the issues, he himself was blind to for years, makes him a relatable characterization for human curiosity. His society views “free thought” as a menace to the collective good despite seeing the signs that the entire system is failing. Mass suicides, endorphine powered joy rides, and murder have replaced human thought and compassion. His ability to break against the grain gifts him with both disadvantages and advantages as he faces new obstacles throughout the novel.

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.

In this world what people often forget about that a human can do is cause mass destruction, things one should remember can be forgotten easily and just as fast as it came it leave, this can be seen in the books around us. Authors share their opinion through the words they write talking about society and how if we keep going the direction we are going we will find ourselves in deep trouble, the messages authors are trying to send can be seen through social commentary, many books have powerful messages behind them; especially in dystopian novels and movies. They show these messages through diction,syntax, imagery, and character development; for examples the books and movies; Fahrenheit 451, Incarceron, Wall-E, and Hunger games. The authors Ray Bradbury, Catherine Fisher, Andrew Stanton, and Suzanne Collins all convey a message through their works through syntax, diction, camera angles, and imagery; emphasizing their warnings of what they fear may happen.

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.

In the book, a T.V. program is what represented your family. Mildred, Montag’s wife loved that program and believes that they are her real family as stated on page 46 “That’s My Family”. This represents how much of an influence technologie is in their life. The community in this book relies on the television programs everyday for their news of the world. Another display of this controlling government is how depressed a lot of the community is. In the book, Mildred attempts suicide by taking 30 to 40 sleeping pills resulting in Montag finding her unconscious on the floor after work one day. The next day when Montag confronts her about this event, she doesn’t remember the situation at all. To further warn the audience Ray Bradbury reminds the reader that when you don't follow the strict laws of the government you will get severely punished. All of these events in one way or another prove that the society they are living in is very melancholy

(Bradbury,25) Mildred's character is interesting because she subverts all expectations of what a relationship in a marriage should look like.

We specifically study the past and try to learn about how we acted and learned. An example of a piece of knowledge lost is if firemen used to put out fires. “Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?”” (pg 6). Throughout the story multiple characters ask Montag this question. The government has changed how firemen work, and made seem as if firemen always burned and destroyed rather then trying to stop destruction. Firemen remove enemy targets of the government to create the fear of learning. Without the truth, the government can change the past to make everything wrong seem normal. This is much different in our society, we try and fix our mistakes from what we have done in the past, and try to do things that were successful and solved problems based on this. In Montag's society the government chooses what is wrong and right and remove this knowledge from the people. Another example of the past that is forgotten are something as simple as billboards.““Have you seen the two-hundred-foot-long billboards in the country beyond town? Did you know that once billboards were only twenty feet long?”” (pg 7). In the story

“Then, moaning, she ran forward, seized a book and ran toward the kitchen incinerator. He caught her, shrieking. He held her and she tried to fight away from him scratching,” (63). In the novel Fahrenheit 451 follows the protagonist, Guy Montag, and his interactions with society discouraging and encouraging his discovery of the illegal books. Along the way he understands who are the poisonous people in his dystopian world and who are not; changing his perspective to lose trust in his wife Mildred, from previous quote, and finding safety with Faber, a retired professor he came by one day in a park. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 the author demonstrates the idea that when there is censorship in the world, ignorance will follow because when a subject is hidden from one anything they do regarding it is under the impression of their lack of knowledge surrounding the topic, this becomes more relevant when Ray Bradbury acknowledges the emotions of people who have read books and whom haven't and their general opinions of them.

Fahrenheit 451 In the world of Montag the people are not allowed to read books. So instead of reading they are asked to do something else like watching tv. So instead of going out and playing most people in Montag’s world would watch TV or go to work. Those caught with books would have the book taken and burned and their homes as well sometimes. Mildred does all these thing she is a good example of the modern person in Montag’s world.

Montag is shown as an ordinary citizens in the beginning of the book, leading a life as a firemen. In Guy Montag’s society, books are shunned upon and a life without books is their society’s version of happiness. “It was a pleasure to burn.” (Bradbury 1) A quote supporting the fact that Montag was indeed a firemen, burning books and enjoying it as well. Montag is proud to be a fireman and believes that the firemen protect the people in their world’s happiness and prevent them from becoming sad. This quote will prove how much Montag changes from a man whose pleasure is to burn books to a rebelling reader. Ignorance, a key factor in why Montag’s society is so dull and empty. “ ‘We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had the special machines built…. Someone else just jumped off the cap of a pillbox.’ ”( Bradbury 13) This emphasizes on how bad Montag's society has gotten that people are driven to take their own lives.The reason behind the large amounts of death is that people are not well educated, people believe what is told and do what they are told. Montag’s society has darkness in it just like other societies do. People in Guy Montag’s society are drawn towards quick solutions, bright colors and speed. However, the solution to easing the dark tensions is by

Montag’s view on the society he lives in is backwards from a real society. “Meet Guy