Fahrenheit

In the end, Montag and other exiles watch as the government destroys his city and others. They become determined to rebuild their society, passing down wisdom to future generation. We learn this when Montag and exile leader Granger are talking about the legend of the Phoenix, how the bird burns everything but then it comes back. Except he realizes that they can be different from the Phoenix. They can come back, but they can remember the mistakes that were made so they don’t repeat them. They won’t remake society as it was they will make something new, where people can share ideas and read books.

Thesis Statement: As the protagonist, Montag undergoes many changes throughout the book due to several characters that function as catalysts in his life.

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!

In a conformist society however, Montag still has no outlet for his intellect, and thus finds himself without a purpose: ‘I am lost without it.’ This quote

Thesis Statement (TS) My (TS): Throughout the book Montag’s feelings about society change when he knows something is missing, causing him to rebel against it.

Throughout the novel, Montag evolves as a character, he slowly comes to grips with reality. He begins the story as a happy, content, and everyday member of society, and after a few choice interactions, begins to feel progressively unhappy. In search of a solution to this confusing and growing unhappiness, Montag becomes rebellious towards the value of the commonly accepted facts of his society. This is most clearly demonstrated by Montag’s opinion of books. As he slowly eases into reading books, Montag comes to the realization that despite him not knowing the meanings of the books he reads, they do have a profound and deep impact. Once

The second stage of transformation occurs when Montag spreads his flame to Faber. Faber is like a dry log sitting in the hearth. Montag is the match to release Faber’s energy and spread the heat. When Faber does not agree to join the movement, “His (Montag’s) hands, by themselves, like two men working together, began to rip the pages from the book. The hands tore the flyleaf and then the first and then the second page.” (84) Ripping these pages shows his decision to strengthen a movement or destroy society. He rips pages out of the Bible because he knows it will earn Faber’s attention and effort. After he agrees, Montag and Faber plan to print books and implant them in firemen’s houses. By joining with Faber, Montag turns his feelings of being lost and ignorant into actions to change society. He is becoming a more independent character as the effects of the dystopia disintegrate and rush away from him like smoke. As the flames grow, Beatty, the captain of Montag’s fire station, is water. Beatty knows what Montag is doing. Montag counters this resistance as he says, “You always said, don't face a problem, burn it. Well, now I've done both. Good-bye, Captain.” (115) Montag means that Beatty never actually solved problems, he just burns them and hopes they go away, so he kills his captain with the wrath of his flamethrower. These actions show Montag’s determination to do what is right. By this stage, Montag has changed from a

Mahatma Gandhi once declared, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Change happens throughout the lives of everyone, and, like Ghandi, anyone can change the world by fighting for what you believe in and standing up for what is right. Similarly, in Fahrenheit 451, by

Montag’s entire system of beliefs changes when Guy meets a couple of people with unique perspectives, Clarisse McClellan and Professor Faber. Clarisse McClellan is a seventeen year old girl who Montag met while walking down the street one night. She claims she is crazy and always seeks out the answers to questions that nobody else thinks to ask. Faber is an ex-professor who is old enough to have watched the decline of intellectual life in his country. Montag once met Faber in the park carrying a book of poetry on his person and quoting it. Nevertheless, Guy does not turn Faber in to the authorities for possession of a forbidden book, but keeps Faber’s personal information. These two people alter Montag’s perspective on the world and the stories concealed in it by the media and government. By the ending of the story, Montag transforms into a completely different person who, desiring more out of his life, discovers that he can save his burning society by bringing back books and poetry. Therefore, Montag changes throughout the course of the story by beginning to question authority and doubt the ways of his life and society. From the beginning to the ending, Montag transforms through the influence of the people in his life.

Timothy Yung Ms. Rooney English 10 H Period 3 3 October 2017 Montag’s Reincarnation In life, everyone follows a journey; humans are born, adapt, and learn from society, often they have their views shattered, and must go through many challenges to realize their true purpose. In literature, this is called the hero’s journey, where

Juan Ramon Jimenez once said, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way”. This quote shows the challenge of authority, like Montag and his society. Just like challenging the normal, or doing the opposite of what seems to be right by “writing the other way” on a lined

After Montag had been self reflecting he came to a conclusion that he needed to steal a book. His outlook on life had changed and he wanted to see what he had been missing all of the years he was a firefighter. He wanted to find out why books were banned, and what they hid beneath top-secret covers. At this major point in the story Montag is burning a house down that was said to have books hidden inside. Although he had been burning houses for years, and he was supposed to go about it normally, he was appalled. Seeing his job in the light made him feel shocked and and disgusted by the people he used to call his friends. He takes it upon himself to steal a book from the house and bring it home with him. “Montag felt the hidden book pound like a heart against his chest. ‘Go on.’ Said the woman, and Montag felt himself back away and out the door, after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track of some evil snail.” This quote proves that this is a big milestone in the story. It shows that Montag is actually going through with stealing a book. He believes in knowledge enough so much that he will break a law to expose the government. Montag is now determined and has his mind set. This is a big

Displayed in the quote, "Beatty flopped over and over, and at last twisted in on himself like a charred wax doll and lay silent. The other two firemen did not move. Montag kept his sickness down long enough to aim the flame thrower. 'Turn around!'" (Bradbury 113), Montag kills Beatty. This means that his ideas about changing the society he lives in caused him to carry out the action of even going to the extent of killing a person he used to call a friend, in an attempt to make his ideas come to life. Also, the other characters in the story have a huge impact on how Montag's actions and ideas are created. As Montag's thoughts change, the other characters thoughts on Montag change as well. Mildred in the beginning of the story thought that Montag was the perfect husband in her eyes. "Mildred's mouth twitched. 'See what you're doing? You'll ruin us! Who's more important, me or that Bible?'" (Bradbury 72). She soon becomes infuriated with Montag and his needs to change things that, to her, will change her life for the worst. Another example could be Faber, the old English professor Montag met before the story started. When they meet up again for the first time in the story, Faber is cautious and afraid of him because he thinks Montag is a fireman who will burn him and all of his precious belongings because Montag knows he has books because of Faber's recent career. However, Faber soon finds out that Montag has changed, and

Everyone needs to build meaningful relationships with people who are able to assist them in creating a better life for themselves. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Guy Montag, builds a relationship with a girl, named Clarisse, who opens up his eyes to the flaws in his

At the onset of the novel Montag is a rule following conformist. He obeys the rules and regulations provided by his