MWDS Fahrenheit 451

After Montag is finished burning the house down, Beatty arrests Montag. When Beatty begins to rebuke Montag, Montag turns on his superior and with the flamethrower, proceeds to burn Beatty to ashes.

threaten me” (21). Clarisse helped Montag to start thinking and examining his life. The first time they met, Clarisse asked him if he was happy. Though Montag’s answer was “of course”, it gets him to think. He then realized that he was never happy, but “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” (9). Another time, she questions his family, that he was not in love with anyone. Montag was upset, but soon he realized that that might be true -- neither Mildred (his wife) or himself remembered where they first met. Clarisse also asked why he chose the job and that she heard fireman puts out fire instead of starting them a long time ago. They all made Montag think and question about his life and the world, which led up to all his following actions to save the society. Without Clarisse, he might just be a fireman forever, and probably

Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920. He had a very idyllic childhood and

Montag grew closer to Clarisse each time they talked, and he enjoyed that. So this shows that Montag, when he talks to Clarisse, gets to be himself and become independent and has to think for himself instead of everyone else thinking for him.

In the book’s introduction, Montag is described as a stolid man that enjoys his work as a fireman. He is portrayed as having

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.

He shows Montag is a fireman but has a softer side when he runs into a young girl. He is different from other firemen because he listens to what the interesting girl is saying.

keeping his job as a noiseless fireman, he instead goes to the opponent side. Montag decides to

Clarisse is not getting the feeling that she thinks she would get from a fireman. "you're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn’t seem right to you, somehow"(Bradbury pg26). This made Montag feel hotness and coldness, softness and a hardness. This shows the amount of feelings Montag gets from being around her. This shows that Montag is in an identity crisis during his conversation with Clarisse. Montag doesn't know if his profession of being a fireman is right or wrong. " you laugh when I haven't been funny, and you answer right off. You never stop to think ever asked you". This quote really shows the character development of Montag from being an ordinary fireman to someone Clarisse feels comfortable around. Furthermore, Montag is now starting to get more comfortable around Clarisse and her thoughts on the

Frank does not understand. He’s not sure that he wants to. Plato has been explaining his idea for some time. “It’s simple, Frank,” says Plato. Frank focuses on Plato’s hands, which are waving round and round. Like beating an egg, Frank thinks. Plato is explaining something about the screen. He is very smart. Frank would like to be smart like Plato, but he is comfortable in his chair and he is not sure he wants to think too hard today. Frank looks down at his slippers. He likes his slippers. They are brown velvet, and worn in just the right amount. “You’re not listening,” says Plato. “Yes I am.” Frank still does not understand what Plato is talking about; perhaps he will get H to explain it to him later. 2. George is writing. He has been writing

Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920, the third son of Leonard Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. In 1926 Ray Bradbury’s family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Tucson, Arizona. As a child, he was a huge fan of magicians, and a voracious reader of adventure and fantasy fiction. After living in Tucson for many years, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, California because of economic issues. Bradbury graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1938. His childhood education

Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in in Waukegan, Illinois. He died on June 5th, 2012. Ray Bradbury 's work has been included in four Best American Short Story collections. He has been awarded the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award, and many others.

Ray Bradbury is an icon to readers. Still to this day he is an author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, lecturer, poet and visionary. Bradbury is an amazing character that has achieved amazing things throughout his life. Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. Growing up he was very loved by his family. He had a great childhood. Bradbury attended Los Angeles High school where he contributed in many clubs. He was part of the drama club inspired to be an actor. He improved his grades and then joined the poetry club where he let his soul free and wrote about what he wanted. He joined many after school activities to follow his dreams of being a writer. Two of his teachers encouraged him

Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. Many of the characters he writes about are people from his extended family and friends and neighbors from his child hood and later

Clarisse, the young women, impacts Montag’s life and changes his perspective on the world. When Montag first met Clarisse, he noticed she did not behave like the other citizens. Clarisse does not obsess over technology. Instead, Clarisse liked to enjoy the outside world and pay attention to it. As Montag and Clarisse interact and become friends, Clarisse says something to Montag that shocks him. For the first time Montag contemplates his life and job. While in this state of shock, Clarisse tells Montag that she finds him unique because he does not ignore her. Instead he listens and comprehends what she says, "...You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow."(23-24). After Clarisse says this, Montag decides to do something Clarisse suggested. He stopped to feel the rain drip on his tongue, something he has never done before. Clarisse impacted Montag's life in a way that made him realize and appreciate the world around him. Until Montag met Clarisse, he never thought of the world as something to take care of and appreciate. Clarisse shaped Montag into the person he became. Other