How Did Clarisse Impact Montag In Fahrenheit 451

We obviously know that Mildred plays another huge role in this book that she affects him in a huge way in how he views the

Lastly Mildred is unfeeling. She doesn’t show much feeling when her husband is sick. She didn’t show any feelings when she told Montag that Clarisse was died. “No. The same girl. McClellan. McClellan. Run over by a car. Four days ago. I’m not sure. But i think she’s dead.”

Mildred Montag is the prime example of a conformist in the dystopian society portrayed in Ray Bradbury 's book, Fahrenheit 451. She thinks in the simplistic manner that people like her are conditioned to, and she 's married to a fireman, who plays the largely important role of burning books in this society. She spends her days watching the television screens in the parlor and her nights with Seashell Radios buzzing in her ears. At first glance, her life of all play and no work might seem relaxing and blissful. However, it eventually comes to mind that all of her bliss is derived from her use of technology in order to escape from reality. Even then, it will become apparent that Mildred is not actually blind to reality and that her happy

“And he remembered thinking that if she died, he was certain he wouldn’t cry” (Bradburry 47). Throughout the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the crumbling relationship between Mildred and Montag leads to the breakage of their marriage and Montag finding his place in the world. The couple goes through ten years of marriage without love. This unhealthy relationship causes a miserable life for both of them. They live is a damaged society where everyone is under strict control. Books and pedestrians are banned, while killing and hurting are allowed. Mildred goes through life knowing very little about the world surrounding her, she is comfortable with being ignorant. Montag, on the other hand, is on a mission to learn more about his and Mildred’s civilization. He wants to find the root of the problem and repair it. This difference in the two individuals leads to the breaking of their relationship, and the ending of their life as they know it. Mildred’s realization that she doesn’t love Montag, Montag questioning the ways of society, and Montag reading books to Mildred and her friends leads to Mildred giving up on Montag and turning him into the government.

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

Clarisse and MIldred share some similarities. One of the similarities they share are how heavily they both influence Guy Montag. Montag only starts questioning his life and his role in society when Clarisse asks him if he is happy. “Of course I’m happy. What does she think? I’m not?” (Bradbury 10). He starts to question whether he is really happy. After his first meeting with CLarisse he gradually starts to meet with her more and more. Montag starts to realize that the conversation they have and how easily they have it is how everyone in the society should interact with each other. He becomes happy, until she dies. He then starts to question the society he lives in.That’s when Mildred’s importance comes

Clarisse in terms of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, is the resemblance of belief. Clarisse, whenever she runs into Montag, always questions what Montag is feeling as well as what his intentions are, “She came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity and asked, Are you happy?”(7). The question “are you happy” is the question that begins Montag’s long journey of discovery which is similar to when the prisoner is finally unchained. Before this meeting with Clarisse, he had not known anything other than his job and what his daily routine was. This makes Montag ponder if he is really happy or not.

Clarisse wanted to be happy and live a life where books and uniqueness and creativity were not judged by others, or outlawed. This was a proven issue from two quotes from Fahrenheit 451; “I’ve got to go see my psychiatrist now. They make me go. I make up things to say” (Bradbury 20), and “... I go out and hike around the forests and watch the birds and collect butterflies…” (Bradbury 20).

Clarisse and Mildred from Fahrenheit 451 are similar but also very different. Clarisse is a 17 year old girl who questions everything around her and rebels against the government. Mildred is a 30 year old woman who is a TV freak and is a basic government following mindless person. There are many differences between the two strange ladies and I will be sharing them to you.

Instead of spending their days shut indoors, these people go for walks and read. Clarisse loves to talk to people. She also enjoys nature and is extremely curious. Clarisse stays up late conversing and laughing with her family. During the day. she spends time outdoors. The average person in the book would never think of these activities as fun. Her conversation with Guy Montag shows how the common man or woman does not take the time to notice things around them. “ ‘Bet I know something else you don’t know. There’s dew on the grass in the morning.’ He suddenly couldn’t remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable.” (Bradbury 16) At this point in time, Montag was a conformist and, like his peers, does not want to explore or

Describe Clarisse’s effect on Montag and her function in the novel. How and why does she change him? Why does she vanish from the novel? Clarisse is an enlightened character that walked with Montag at the beginning of Fahrenheit 451. She was described as an outgoing character that was different from the rest. Clarisse made a huge impact on Montag by asking what most would think a simple question, “Are you happy?” Clarisse was only making Montag think differently but there had to be a spark, a driving force that would cause Montag to take action. This driving force was Clarisse’s death. This is when everything snapped together in Montag’s head, “It's not just the woman that died," said Montag. "Last night I thought about all the kerosene

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

Clarisse and Mildred both have similarities and differences. The first similar point between them is that they are female, and they catch Montag’s eye on some level. He marries Mildred, but later becomes good friends with Clarisse. The second one is that they all significantly influence Montag a lot in the novel. It is Clarisse that prompts the man to question his profession, his state of happiness and life as a whole.

The loose cinematic retelling of the novel Mildred Pierce into a more marketable “noir” murder mystery greatly changes aspects of the story’s “literary point of view”: how the story is portrayed or narrated. The film employs a third person point of view giving us extremely limited access to the thoughts of the characters. In the novel James Cain utilizes a third person limited perspective, allowing the reader to know Mildred’s thoughts and emotions. As a result the meaning of the story greatly varies between the two. While Mildred’s actions in the two versions of the story are, for the most part, similar, access to her thoughts change their meaning. Without knowing her thoughts and emotions, Mildred’s devotion to Veda in the film appears

Ray Bradbury put Clarisse in the story to show how society was before everything became personal and people became obsolete to everyday life. When Clarisse was first introduced,