In the novel “Fahrenheit 451”, Montag is influenced by the characters. The characters of part 1 (Clarisse and undefined women) starts to change Montag. After he change in part 1, Montag is still influenced by the characters in part 2 and 3. Also Montag’s character change connects to the theme of humanity. The society of the novel impacts Montag gradually; he is dragged everywhere until he makes his own decision. In part 1 of the novel, characters including Clarisse and the women who burnt herself lead Montag to another path way. Montag in the beginning was burning the books without a reason and he was satisfied of the books getting burnt. He thought, “it was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things
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After when Montag got curious about the books, he started to read the books but Montag was all confused about the books. None of the books he read made any sense to Montag so he needed a professor. He thought, “but where do you get help, where do you find a teacher this late” (74). Which Faber is the teacher. He teaches Montag about books and he obtains knowledge and become a fine, educated person. Later in the book, Montag’s character changes and he becomes a person who abandoned the life he led before to seek knowledge somewhere else. He ran away and, “he waded in and stripped in darkness to the skin, splashed his body, arms, legs, and head with raw liquor; drank it and sniffed some up his nose. Then he dressed in Faber's old clothes and shoes. He tossed his own clothing into the river and watched out in the river until there was no bottom and he was swept away in the dark” (133). This isn’t only Montag getting the smell of the clothes out but it also symbolizes Montag cleaning his old being. One of the last characters who changes Montag was Granger. Granger changes Montag and Faber’s plan which was to plant books in the firemen’s home and burn their houses. Instead, Granger’s plan was, each person memorizes their books and burn the books so the books will not be found. Granger told to Montag, “All we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need intact safe. We’re not out to incite or anger anyone yet for if we are destroyed, the knowledge is dead, perhaps for good” (145). Granger and his friends know that they can not save all the books so instead each person is responsible for each of the books. The Montag’s character change will eventually connect to the overall theme about humanity and what it means to be a
After when Montag got curious about the books, he started to read the books but Montag was all confused about the books. None of the books he read made any sense to Montag so he needed a professor. He thought, “but where do you get help, where do you find a teacher this late” (74). Which Faber is the teacher. He teaches Montag about books and he obtains knowledge and become a fine, educated person. Later in the book, Montag’s character changes and he becomes a person who abandoned the life he led before to seek knowledge somewhere else. He ran away and, “he waded in and stripped in darkness to the skin, splashed his body, arms, legs, and head with raw liquor; drank it and sniffed some up his nose. Then he dressed in Faber's old clothes and shoes. He tossed his own clothing into the river and watched out in the river until there was no bottom and he was swept away in the dark” (133). This isn’t only Montag getting the smell of the clothes out but it also symbolizes Montag cleaning his old being. One of the last characters who changes Montag was Granger. Granger changes Montag and Faber’s plan which was to plant books in the firemen’s home and burn their houses. Instead, Granger’s plan was, each person memorizes their books and burn the books so the books will not be found. Granger told to Montag, “All we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need intact safe. We’re not out to incite or anger anyone yet for if we are destroyed, the knowledge is dead, perhaps for good” (145). Granger and his friends know that they can not save all the books so instead each person is responsible for each of the books. The Montag’s character change will eventually connect to the overall theme about humanity and what it means to be a