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How Did Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

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The Change Of Montag Going against society can have a positive or negative impact on your life. This theme is seen in Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, which is a science fiction novel that takes place in an unnamed American city in 2053. In this novel, Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books for a living. He experiences changes that affects what he thinks about his job and who he is as a person. In this text he meets a girl clarisse who changes what he thinks about himself. The oppressive society impacted Montag’s identity because at the beginning of the book he had believed in burning books and following orders. Montag was loyal to his work and what he did,he was an honorable fireman and had an unhealthy obsession with burning books but by the end of the story his whole identity had changed, he was against burning books and he went against what he believed in and started to regret burning them and had a whole different outlook of what he did. The three events that exemplify this impact are Montag meeting …show more content…

Montag stole a book as they were burning some books because it had fallen into his hand. Before the quote Montag and the firemen are about to burn this lady’s house down. Evidence for this is “Montag had done nothing. His hand had done it all,his hand,with a brain of its own,with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger,had turned thief. Now,it plunged the book back under his arm,passed it tight to sweating armpit,rushed out empty,with a magician’s flourish!Look here! Innocent! Look!”(35).This changed Montag’s identity because he is always known for following the rules and orders. He was always loyal to his work but now he is being rebellious to the society and stealing books because he sees them from a different perspective and a different view. Montag used to be loyal to his work and now he is viewing books as a significant and stealing

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