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    Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a dynamic character because he had to change his lifestyle in order to be happy with his life. When Montag states, “Of course I’m happy. What does she think? I’m not?”, it shows that Montag is not happy because he questions himself about his deposition and whether or not he actually is happy (Bradbury 8). This is significant because Montag only cared about his job requirement, which was burning books. Additionally, he had no friends and did not even…

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    books. In the future, reading and owning a book is illegal. There is a man whose name is Guy Montag. He is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. Montag’s new neighbor Clarisse McClellan, seventeen years old, who calls herself crazy and enjoys conversations. The main character in the book is Guy Montag. He works as a fireman. He burns books, because they are illegal in the futuristic city. Montag takes pride in his job. he enjoys dressing up in his uniform, and direcings the…

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    It starts by Beatty making Guy Montag burn the whole inside of his house. Beatty tells Montag that he has warned about what would happen. Beatty forces Montag to set fire to his own home. Montag actually secretly enjoys it though, as he watches the television burn and sees how he is destroying everything that ruined his life. Meanwhile, Faber is talking to Montag through the bug and is telling Montag to escape, but Montag is hesitant at first. Montag also for a second goes back to his old…

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    In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes of a character by the name of Guy Montag, who lives in a futuristic dystopia where books are illegal to read and own. The novel contains many conflicts within Montag and between him and the other citizens in town. In the beginning, we are introduced to the protagonist, Guy Montag. Guy is a fireman, and in this novel, firemen start fires, rather than put them out. Soon, Montag meets his neighbor Clarisse, who tells him of times when fireman didn't burn books.…

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    Guy Montag is a fireman who lives in the 24th century. At those days, being a fireman requires burning books and the houses of the owners' of those books. At the beginning, Montag meets with a 17-year-old girl, Clarisse McClennan who is his new neighbor. As the girl is beautiful and young, Montag begins to hate his wife and likes this girl. His wife, Millie is an addict of television. She even sees the life like the television programs and one day it's said on TV that an atomic war will…

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    time period where books were outlawed and firemen are burning books. Guy Montag is a fireman whose job is to burn the houses of which books are being kept. Montag meets Clarisse McClellan who is changing the way he views the world. With his newfound clarity Montag meets with an acquaintance by the name of Faber who will help Montag on his journey. Montag now plans to takes action with the help of a few new friends he meets. Guy Montag is no longer satisfied with everyday life and feels the need…

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    humankind. The story takes place in the late 1950’s with the main character protagonist named Guy Montag. His character is defined in this story as having a distinct and simple life. He was a fireman married to an inspiring actress named Mildred who was obsessed with watching television and taking pills. The author portrays…

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    character that Ray Bradbury portrays is Guy Montag he is a fireman but fireman in this book are not the ones putting out fires they start them. The reason they start the fires is because book are illegal and anyone who is found possessing them will get their house burned. In the story Montag starts to realize that book aren’t bad but the government doesn’t want people to get ideas. In this story Montag changes in many ways, ways he never imagined. In the beginning Montag is just as clueless as…

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    main character Guy Montag lives. “‘There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing’” (Bradbury 48). This quote supports that knowledge is the theme because there must be something the government is hiding. They can not just ban books for no reason. The books clearly have some value, whether it is good or bad, to the government. This quote comes from a scene where Guy Montag is arguing…

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    “Fahrenheit 451”, the character in this story name Montag has changed. There were different things that Montag did that he changed himself in the story. He was told to burn books without knowing why and how could book be bad. As the story continued, many more things change for Montag that he completely changed a lot more. Here is how Montag changed in the story “fahrenheit 451”. In the beginning of the story, Montag is a thirty year old guy from the 24th century. He has been a fireman for…

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