In a nation where books are banned and having one could lead to your property being burned down and destroyed, there is one man who wants to and will make a change. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a firefighter with a weird twist. Firefighters burn down books instead of putting the fires out! When doing this job and meeting other types of people, Montag comes to realize that he is on the wrong side, and that he should be saving the books instead of burning them. Guy Montag is a deeply interesting character, he shows curiosity, self-awareness, and courage. He is a man who changes greatly throughout the book. First of all, Montag has a strange spark of curiosity. When on the job one night, Montag manages to get his hands on a book with nobody noticing. Montag and the crew were sent to go burn a lady's house down with the illegal books she had. When in progress, the house is burning and a book falls into his arms. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury
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He does something that not any ordinary person can do. Throughout his career, he is with the same firefighting team, and like with anything you spend time with, it is possible to grow attachments to them. Montag’s Captain (Captain Beatty), was the man that made Montag comfortable with the occupation Guy thrives in. As the story progresses, Beatty becomes an enemy of Montag and now Montag must kill him to advance in the story. So in Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes “Shrieking blaze, a jumping. sprawling gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of fire liquid on him”(119). Some might say that Montag is not actually courageous, just doing what he has to, but though he had to kill his captain, the thing that matters the most is his action. The fact that he could do it in the first place. This shows that Montag will do what is necessary to complete the task given to him. Even if it means killing his own
He does something that not any ordinary person can do. Throughout his career, he is with the same firefighting team, and like with anything you spend time with, it is possible to grow attachments to them. Montag’s Captain (Captain Beatty), was the man that made Montag comfortable with the occupation Guy thrives in. As the story progresses, Beatty becomes an enemy of Montag and now Montag must kill him to advance in the story. So in Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury writes “Shrieking blaze, a jumping. sprawling gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of fire liquid on him”(119). Some might say that Montag is not actually courageous, just doing what he has to, but though he had to kill his captain, the thing that matters the most is his action. The fact that he could do it in the first place. This shows that Montag will do what is necessary to complete the task given to him. Even if it means killing his own