Fahrenheit 451 Quote Analysis

This also shows that Montag wanted to learn more about the books, due to him keeping them. However, what would have happened to Montag’s views on books if Clarisse had not been in the book? Would Montag still have felt the same way towards books or still change his view on books? With the use of the information from the book, Montag would have eventually changed his views on books. He would still have wanted to save the books and to learn how important books are.

While the government may gain from restraining the thought of society, the people in society lose many important traits. Their whole culture has disappeared, people have lost all of their social skills. When Mildred and her friends are having a small party, Montag observes how they act together, and how they speak to each other, “Doesn’t everyone look nice!’ ‘Nice.’ ‘You look fine, Millie’ ‘Fine’ ‘Everyone looks swell.’ ‘Swell!” (89-90). The women haven’t talked about anything besides how everyone looks, a topic that they barely get into. The women can’t talk about war, because that’s been hidden from them, they also can’t debate anything, because debates and controversy have been eradicated from their whole society. On the other hand, Clarisse

“Even if she dies, I just realized a moment ago, I don’t think I’ll feel sad.” ( Page 148)

Another incident that stayed in Montag 's mind is the old women who set her self and her books on fire. However, Montag tried stopping her by telling her that the books were not worth her life. Before she burned herself, Montag took one of her books and kept it. At that time Montag did not think about what did the old lady burned herself with the books, he did not think about it might be the value and morals that books hold to teach is. The old lady knew the importance of these books and what do they have, so she preferred to burn herself with them, and not watch the firemen burn them, who do not even know the importance of books. But they do know that books are unreal and there is so importance of them, plus they are against the law!

James Madison once said that “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”James Madison quote relates to Fahrenheit 451 because when Montag finally had realized how good books are, he didn’t let the government tell him what to do or what he cannot learn. Knowledge is a powerful factor that empowers people

Montag begins to think about what Clarisse said to him “Are you happy?” (pg 10). When he returns home, he realizes that he is not happy with his

By analyzing the story Fahrenheit 451, it can be proven that Millie had the chance to change in the story, but decided not to.

Key Events Montag feels sick the next morning Montag asks Mildred if she could turn off the parlour walls b/c they were noisy and were making him feel worse; but Mildred had said they were family & she turned down the volume. Montag understands that authors of each book had spent lot’s of time thinking about the book and how in minutes he can burn it.

Fahrenheit 451 reinforces the idea that society needs to keep reading books or else the critical thinking contained in them will no longer be found and the difference between knowledgeable people and those who do not question their world will grow.

In this society, the people live a simple life like everyone else but without books or knowledge, which the government assigned. When he realizes, the actions of the people around him, and how everyone is dull he decides to make a change. Montag and his fire crew were arriving to another work mission to Ms. Blake’s house. “ Fool, thought Montag to himself, you’ll give it away.At the last fire, a book of fairy tales, he’d glanced, at a single line.” (pg.38) While going to do his job in burning the house down with the books, he decides to sneak a book, and find out why books are meant to be burned. Before he met Clarisse, he lived his life like everyone else, but with her appearance it made him investigate what the government is hiding from

In the beginning, Montag is one with the culture: drab and superficial. He thinks little about his job – which is to respond to emergencies of books being found in homes – and does not give much thought as to what he is doing when he sets houses ablaze. Many factors play a role in changing Guy. Clarisse McClellan opens his eyes to the beauty of written works and taking time to think: “(Clarisse) I tell them that sometimes I just sit and think. (Montag) You’re peculiar, you’re aggravating, yet you’re easy to forgive” (Bradbury 21). Montag believes that Clarisse should be seeing a psychiatrist because she is abnormal and does strange things such as spend her free time thinking and tilting her head back to taste the rain. Another event that makes Montag do a double-take is when he responds to a call about a woman’s house that has many books within. She sets fire to her own house and dies in doing so. Montag thinks there must be a reason worth dying for that she had to do such a thing. Is their society not perfect after all? Is there something in those books that is truly life changing? A third occasion that must have had some effect on Montag is when Mildrid overdosed on sleeping pills because she forgets she has taken them already. In the morning after her stomach is pumped, “She watched his lips casually. What about last night?” (Bradbury 16). Mildrid

In the novel “Fahrenheit 451”, the author depicts a terrible situation that is dirty enough to hide plenty of problems within the corners of it. On the outside, It seems that people are certainly living in a fancy and blessed life that has always been wanted for decades; but inside it contains thousands of sleeping bombs that would bring down the whole city and civilization by the time it is lighten up. The author describes several “bombs” in the novel explicitly, and it is undoubtable that the existence of the censorship leaves the deepest impression among the readers’ brains. However, I strongly believe that the censorship is only a ridiculous and exaggerated way that the author creates to express the true feeling and thoughts that he wants

The book, Fahrenheit 451, clearly shows a society where the people have been lied to by their own government. To illustrate, a plaque read, "First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin." Even though this is a small change of fact that doesn't hurt anyone, it still shows that the government is trying to control the people by changing facts and history. The reason why this could manipulate the people is because Benjamin Franklin was a major contributor and political figure in the early days of the founding of our country. If the government claims he was a fireman and burned books, it could make it seem like he was doing the right thing for the country because the only information that the public knows is that he was helpful to the country. They would start to believe that burning books was aiding them. In addition, when the Montag (protagonist) was having a lecture from his boss, he heard "We

From the very beginning of the novel, we see how Montag is introduced to the fact that life used to be different and books weren't unauthorized. People could read as much as they wanted and not be penalized for it. Imagination was boundless, all according to another main character named Clarisse. If it wasn’t for Clarisse, Montag would still be living life plainly like everyone else. At first, Montag is baffled this new information, but later starts to consider more about it and delve deeper into the topic. In the beginning of the story, Guy was perplexed as to why Clarisse says that firemen put of fires rather than burning them.

While on his way home from work, Montag meets a girl by the name of Clarisse. She asks him a question. "Are you happy"? Montag then has something to finally think of. He can finally develop the skill of thinking. This is when Montag starts his transformation. She is the one who encourages Montag to question everything. "You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow." (Bradbury 24).