How Does Guy Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

Many people talk about how the world is slowly caving in as people are desensitized emotionally. Opposers suggest that it is technology’s fault for sucking a person’s mind into oblivion twenty four hours a day. However, it is the people themselves who are going to bring about their own destruction. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the actions of the public perfectly exemplifies a worst-case scenario of the future coming to mayhem. In this world, books not accepted by the law are burned by “firefighters” so that everyone is taught the same information. Nobody strays from the “truth”, and this way, everyone is treated equally. There is no nerd and there is no bully. The public is encouraged to listen to live streams of people talking in headphone devices called seashells. Yet for one man in particular, Guy Montag, he struggled between fitting in with the public or pursuing an “itch” he has always had. These feelings started when he had a short talk with his neighbor, Clarisse McClellan. In school, Clarisse has always been seen as an outcast, yet by Montag, her strange facts of realization intrigued him. She knew curious information that he did not, and this made him angry. It was not until she mysteriously disappeared that he really started to understand the depth to her words. She knew more about life, and he was determined to find the same information in the forbidden books. Ironically, Montag was a firefighter, but he

Throughout Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag goes through many changes and by the end of the story, he is ultimately an entirely different person. He is not responsible for all of the changes on his own however, and several characters play an essential role in shaping who he eventually becomes. At the beginning of the book, Montag encounters a teenage girls named Clarisse. Clarisse is only present for a short time, however she immediately gets Montag to think in a way he never has before. She looks at the small things in life and goes against what the current society tells her to think and do. She is different from everyone else in a very freeing way and Montag starts to be drawn into her personality. She is like a burst of fresh air for Montag

It is against the law to own books. When caught, firemen burn the books and the owners home along with it. Guy Montag is one of those firemen. He used to be an average guy, living in an average home and, he lived an average life. There was one thing about him that most people wouldn’t find very “normal” in past societies. He is a fireman. Some may not think that it’s odd to be fireman, but, in this society, firemen don’t have the role that most would think. According to the “new” government, books are illegal and the people who own them are criminals. Firemen, on the other hand, are instructed to find who owns said books, go to that person’s home and burn those books along with the owners home. Guy Montag has changed drastically throughout the story. He used to be an average guy, but now he is a criminal on the run.

Montag changed a lot during “Fahrenheit 451.” He went from being a devoted worker, or fireman, to not being sure if being a fireman was worth it. He also changed when he met Clarisse, which caused him to question his happiness. And lastly, his curiosity changed him from not thinking about anything, to questioning everything he has done.

In Fahrenheit 451 the author expresses the idea that one needs to take risks in order to change their life. For example in page 37 it says “montag’s hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest”. Montag had never done that before and taking the book was the first step to his journey, to changing his life and finding out what really is in those books. This action caused montag to change and shift towards a different direction, from the moment he took it, to the moment he read it changed his character, before that he was somebody different. And it didn't stop there montag didn't want to return the book after beatty had found out that he took it. For example in page 77 it says “There's only one thing to do. Sometime before tonight when i give the book to beatty, i've got to have a duplicate made”. Montag wasn’t giving up that easily, but trying to duplicate the book was a HUGE risk he was willing to make.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, there is a story of the character Guy Montag who is a fireman in a dystopian society, a society in which people get entertainment from giant TVs they call “Parlor Walls” and houses have been deemed fireproof. Since fireman do not need to run around and eliminate fires, they start them. The job of a fireman in this dystopian society is that they burn books and the places that contain them, all the while being the official censors of the state. But there is something different about Montag, he used to be a proud fireman, he had the look of one: “black hair, black brows... fiery face, and... blue-steel shaved but unsaved look” as it states on page 30, the feel of one: “It was

Curiosity is a strange idea that can hold the mind hostage until a puzzle is solved. What a person finds can change his or her life forever. In Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, the main character, Guy Montag, goes through numerous stages of curiosity throughout the book. He meets a man, Faber, who strikes his interest in books; then Clarisse, who began to give him a completely new perspective of the world; and when she died he made the biggest change in his life. In the end, Montag’s life has been completely made new. So, a great theme would be that curiosity has restored a person’s life.

Most books will often have a character who, even though they rarely or never appear, leave a lasting impression on the protagonist and the reader. Clarisse McClellan functions as a briefly showing character who helps start off Montag’s thought process and shows that, in life, transformation and progress are only possible when we are allowed the time to think for ourselves.

The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury presents a futuristic American city where books are banned and firemen burn any that are found. Guy Montag is featured in the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451, he is a firefighter who burns books simply because that it is his job and that a fireman's duty to destroy knowledge and encourage ignorance in order to equalize the population. In the first part of the novel Guy Montag is aligned with bad guys, but as the novel progresses Guy Montag transforms into a different person and at the end he attempts to reclaim lost pieces of the human civilization.

Guy Monag is introduced to the scene stating, “It was a pleasure to burn.”(1), as he is standing over the torched remains of books. Considering this, the reader’s image of Guy Montag is that of a man who may be a pyro, and maybe a bit irresponsible. As we later some to see, Captain Beatty describes this use of fire as “... clean, quick, sure; nothing to rot later. Autobiotic, aesthetic, practical.”(109). We can conclude from this that Montag isn't very thoughtful or emotional, because if he were, he would not seem so numb as he burns down someone's home. These facts considered, it's not to say that Montag can't change, because after this scene we see him walking home. Which gives him leisure to think about how much he adores and loves his job, although today his ‘job’ would be considered arson, which is a felony. All in all, we are not surprised by how easy it was for Clarisse McClellan to be able to make his entire world crumble with a single question.

Throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag changes from a barbaric fireman to an empathetic dissident. Montag constantly looks at society around him and questions why society exists like it does. Montag courageously tries to impose his will because he believes so strongly in his opinions. Many of Montag’s experiences, such as a lady burning with her books, talking with Clarisse McClellan, and seeing his wife trying to commit suicide influence his perspective on life.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge once stated “A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.” Things such as death, books, and destruction can destroy you because of how powerful they are. In the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, his curiosity for books, the deaths of his friends and family, and the destruction of his property and relationships greatly impact the change of the protagonist Guy Montag. There are many incidents caused by Guy Montag that occur in the book Fahrenheit 451 that are motivated by books. The first is that they cause him to kill his companions such as captain of the fire department, Beatty.

Fahrenheit 451 shows Montag is confused and struggles with self-doubt. “Montag, you idiot, you damned fool; why did you really do it?'" (p.120) Montag is questioning his actions; this shows he is still working through confusion. He is never had an issue with his job or life until he meets Clarisse, who confuses him with her questions The author shows a clear change in Montag. He begins to rethink everything, his wife Mildred, his job, and the thought of books; he is confused. Freud’s theory of personality as well as the theory of the conscious and unconscious can be applied. Guy often does things he himself is not clearly aware of or has no control of some of the things he does, which may be because he is so confused with himself. In addition, he has the feeling that his hands are out of his control. “Montag had done nothing. His hands had done it all, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger, had turned thief”.

In class we read Fahrenheit 451. The main protagonist of the story, Guy Montag grew as a character as well as a person through his own personal qualities. In the novel Fahrenheit 415 by Ray Bradbury the oppressive society ultimately leads to freedom through curiosity, knowledge and rebellion.

The first character in the novel Fahrenheit 451 who influences Guy Montag is seventeen year-old Clarisse McClellan. The first time Guy and Clarisse cross paths occurs when Guy is walking home from work close to midnight. They meet on an empty sidewalk and quickly begin conversation. As they continue talking, Guy notices that Clarisse is not an average teenager because of the deep questions and thoughts she has. Clarisse questions Guy’s contentment and makes him realize the absence of love and pleasure in his life. Clarisse acts as a goad to push Guy towards a much needed self-examination that later helps him overcome his fear of bringing out the books he has collected over the years and start to look for the meaning in them. Because of Clarisse, Guy is able to transform into a more self-aware man who can now decode his feelings and realize what he needs to have a flourishing life. The second character I chose who impacts Guy Montag is Professor Faber. Guy met Faber in a park a year before this novel takes place when Guy suspected Faber of having a book. When Guy finally builds up his interest in wanting to know more about his secret books, he calls Faber for aid. With Faber’s knowledge, Guy is able to understand viewpoints from different authors and eventually escape the city after he is reported for having books. Alongside Clarisse, Faber is able to help Montag from being completely molded into an average city citizen who is isolated from the knowledge that books are,