How Does Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

Montag at the beginning of the book is a person that you could love and hate. Montag was a person who loved his job as a firefighter. To Montag he got pleasure out of burning the books. One of Montag's favorite things from burning the books was he would put a marshmallow and put it on a stick and roast it.When Montag's done and goes home he goes to bed with a smile on his face. Then everything changes once he meets Clarisse.

In a world where it is normal to burn books, Montag, not your usual fire fighter must go against the odds of his society and fight for what he wants. In the book Fahrenheit 451, the author, Ray Bradbury uses biblical references and allusions to compare Montag's life and struggles to a Christ-like figure and how they both fought for their values and beliefs.

A fire starts out as a small match, and it moves to a roaring flame. Guy Montag is also a simple match when he is introduced in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. He starts out as a casual fireman, and he is hypnotized by society. Montag’s life sees a spark of change as the story begins. Many events influence his characteristics. When he is filling a house with kerosene and the lady inside voluntarily remains inside to burn. When the house is finally ignited, Montag suddenly ponders why a person would die over books. He fights to find a clear answer and discovers that only books can restore thought to society. Montag is a changing character throughout the novel. Like a match held to a newspaper, Montag’s mind starts searing away in thought.

Seeing the old lady burn was the beginning of the changing for Montag. What I mean by that is that Montag first started to change after he witnessed the old lady burn because of her books. "You can't have my books." (the old lady, page 35.) "you can stop

One point in the book he talks to Montag on his sick day, quizzing him, studying him, muddling his brain, first trial. The second was showing the books he’s collected over time to his wife Mildred. Because of this Beatty then knows his suspicions have been confirmed and Montag has a stash of books in his house. Three, teaming up with Faber; plotting against the firemen plus bringing back books. For the majority of this story Montag is given the strength to persevere with the help of Faber encouraging him to go on instead of just settling to be ignorant. In order to get the ultimate prize Faber had given Montag enough courage to go on and burn the walls that had held him captive, Beatty. After burning his own house down Montag then went on to burn Beatty alive so he couldn’t put him in jail afterwards. His goal was achieved when gray flecks of ash drifted away in the breeze and all was

Additionally, she has made a conscious decision to refuse to hand over her books to the firemen, which further supports her belief in their value and importance. After the woman implies that she does not want to give up her books, Beatty refuses to listen and demands that she leave the house so they can burn the books inside. All the firemen try to persuade her to come out, but she refuses. " Montag [places] his hand on the woman's elbow.

In the beginning of the story, Montag was characterized as a normal human being during this time period. And during this time period, the big thing was, that all books are banned from being read or owned by anyone. I say that Montag has changed because of his actions and how Bradbury portrayed him. In the beginning Montag would come home to his wife, Mildred, after a long day of working as a fireman.

This makes Montag realize that his job is really bad and is really destructive. This is a totally different mindset than before, because now he is considering quitting his job and before he enjoyed his job and burning things. This means evolution, he is changing as a person with his own thoughts and realization of his society’s way of

In part three, she calls in an alarm on Montag, forcing him to burn the house as she leaves her life behind. As the author of this essay shall decide if mildred was right for her action based on their opinion, their society and the society Mildred and Montag lived in. The society that Mildred lived in clearly expresses how books are looked down upon. From burning down

There’s no reason to change if I do that.’” (F451 Bradbury, page 88). Even though Montag began rebelling against the fire department and the government, he was still taking orders from Faber, making him respond with those sentences. Montag was happy, living a normal life with a good job, a house, a wife, friends, but began to change the way he saw the world after Clarisse sparked his mind into realizing that he wasn’t actually happy, and that he needed something to end his discontent. This shows the constant competition between

Guy Montag is the protagonist and central character of the book, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury that transforms from a conformist in a totalitarian society to rebuilding a society that reads books. Montag fits the cliché description of a good-looking male with “black hair, black brows…fiery face, and…blue-steel shaved but unshaved look.” (Bradbury, 33)  For the past eight years he has burned books. He is a 3rd generation firefighter, who in the beginning of the story, loves his job, which consists of burning the homes of people who perform criminal acts of reading and keeping books in their homes. By understanding Montag’s relationships, discontentment, and future, one can begin to understand the complexities of Guy Montag.

In the beginning we are given this impression of Montag that he is confident and arrogant. “He might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt-crocked in the mirror.” (Bradbury 2). “...he would feel a fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark.” (Bradbury 2). In chapter one

The character of Montag expresses the theme of the ability to think for oneself and the importance of self-reflection. The main character Montag transforms throughout the story. At first, Montag is content with his job as a fireman. Montag is comfortable with his life. Shortly into the story, the character of Clarisse McClean is introduced. Montag tells Clarisse, “You think too many things” (Bradbury 6). Reading further Bradbury’s dialog between Clarisse and Montag demonstrations Montag lacks critical thinking. Clarisse enlightens Montag and the character of Montag awakens. Montag begins to understand the world around him and comes to realize he is unhappy. In a way, Montag rebels against his society. Montag begins to think for himself. Montag reflected upon his happiness and the theme of self-reflection is conveyed for the first time within the novel. “He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (Bradbury 9). It wasn’t until Clarisse asked Montag “are you happy” did Montag stop to consider if he was happy. Bradbury expresses the importance of self-reflection by displaying Montag as content and then developing Montag’s character to awaken and identify he is unhappy. In addition, Bradbury illustrates the ability to think for oneself creates happiness. Bradbury creates an overzealous Montag towards the end of

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 the start of Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s thoughts are that fire is good for society. He burns books for a living, and never thought twice about doing his job. That is until he meets characters such as Clarisse, Beatty, and the academics. Montag’s understanding of the nature of fire changes as he becomes enlightened through his relationships.