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How Did Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

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Fire. Fire can mean so many different things in so many different situations. Fire has had a lot to do with the book Fahrenheit 451. Throughout the book, the meaning of that fire changes to the main character, Guy Montag. Montag’s profession is a fireman, but not the fireman you and I wanted to be growing up. “It was a pleasure to burn” kicked off the story,“ It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” (pg.1) Montag loved his job as a fireman. He loved to watch everything burn and turn to ash. The fragrance of kerosene was like a perfume to him, spraying it all over the books and house to be burnt. Throughout the book, he changes his perspective on fire. He meets a girl, a girl that …show more content…

This was unusual because usually the police pull them out before the firemen come. The old lady had a whole library in her house and was throwing the shelves down onto Montag. He grabbed a book and read one line “Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine.” That quote was burned into his memory for the rest of his life. He dropped the book and another fell into his hands. After the next few turn of events, Montag coated the books with kerosene and the old lady told them “You can’t ever have my books” (pg.35). Refusing to leave her books she lit everything.Her books, her house, and herself to a …show more content…

A man had to think them up. A man had to take a long time to put them down on paper. And I’d never even thought of that before.” (pg.49) This shows that he is starting to actually think about everything he has done and feels horrible about it. In a way, he destroyed those men. Destroyed what they did to make a difference in their lives. Covered up their personal footprint on the earth. Much later in the book Montag is found with books. His own wife, Mildred, reported him. While he was at the fire station his captain, Captain Beatty, told him that they had a job to do. On their way, Beatty had a big grin on his face telling Montag “This is a special case” (pg.105) They stopped in front of Montag's house and he began to feel queasy. He knew what was going on. Beatty finally dragged Montag into his house and instructed him to burn. He burned his books, but then looked at Beatty and burned him as well as the

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