Throughout writing, authors occasionally use contrasting characters to make their story more interesting or dramatic, and this strategy is often utilized by many great authors in many classic books. They create characters with opposing views to add dimension to the novel. One of the authors that took advantage of this plan is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451. During his work, he writes about his main characters, Beatty and Montag, and uses contrasting views to add interest and depth to his novel. He uses Beatty and Montag and their differing beliefs, convictions, and opinions of books, to make Fahrenheit 451 a more appealing read. In this story, Beatty and Montag’s differing views are made quite evident. Throughout, they contrast
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“Beatty, keeping his dignity, backed slowly through the front door, his pink face burnt and shiny from a thousand fires and night excitement.”(Bradbury 36). “Beatty flicked his fingers to spark the kerosene. He was too late”(Bradbury 37). At this point, Beatty knowingly burns up the house with a person inside of it, without any hesitation. This truly shows Beatty’s moral status that contrasts with Montag’s concern for human life. “The fumes of kerosene bloomed up around her. Montag felt the hidden book like a heart against his chest.”(Bradbury 37). At this point, Montag feels the full weight of guilt because of the woman’s taken life, while Beatty is quick light up the home in flames and without hesitation kills the woman. Throughout this novel, Beatty and Montag demonstrate many conflicting convictions as their storyline progresses and their inner intentions come to the …show more content…
Their motivations and values of books contradict each other throughout this story. “It was pretty silly, quoting poetry around free and easy like that. It was the act of a silly damn snob. Give a man a few lines of verse and he thinks he's the Lord of all Creation.”(Bradbury 108). At this point, Beatty gives himself away to the crime reading books, just as Montag does. However, he does not read them for the same reason Montag reads them. “And maybe if I talk long enough, it'll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read."(Bradbury 103). While Montag reads books for knowledge and insight into communication, Beatty reads these illegal items for greater power over the people around him. Even though Beatty and Montag both defy the law by reading books, they have different motivations, that is evident throughout the novel.
In the duration of Fahrenheit 451, Beatty and Montag differ drastically in their beliefs, convictions, and opinion of books. Throughout the story these differences become clear and give the novel great depth. Bradbury uses this tactic to build up interest for the readers to enjoy. He utilizes a foolproof plan to entice readers to his story. As a result of this added dimension and reliable writing strategies, Bradbury successfully wrote a popular classic novel that many
“Beatty, keeping his dignity, backed slowly through the front door, his pink face burnt and shiny from a thousand fires and night excitement.”(Bradbury 36). “Beatty flicked his fingers to spark the kerosene. He was too late”(Bradbury 37). At this point, Beatty knowingly burns up the house with a person inside of it, without any hesitation. This truly shows Beatty’s moral status that contrasts with Montag’s concern for human life. “The fumes of kerosene bloomed up around her. Montag felt the hidden book like a heart against his chest.”(Bradbury 37). At this point, Montag feels the full weight of guilt because of the woman’s taken life, while Beatty is quick light up the home in flames and without hesitation kills the woman. Throughout this novel, Beatty and Montag demonstrate many conflicting convictions as their storyline progresses and their inner intentions come to the …show more content…
Their motivations and values of books contradict each other throughout this story. “It was pretty silly, quoting poetry around free and easy like that. It was the act of a silly damn snob. Give a man a few lines of verse and he thinks he's the Lord of all Creation.”(Bradbury 108). At this point, Beatty gives himself away to the crime reading books, just as Montag does. However, he does not read them for the same reason Montag reads them. “And maybe if I talk long enough, it'll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read."(Bradbury 103). While Montag reads books for knowledge and insight into communication, Beatty reads these illegal items for greater power over the people around him. Even though Beatty and Montag both defy the law by reading books, they have different motivations, that is evident throughout the novel.
In the duration of Fahrenheit 451, Beatty and Montag differ drastically in their beliefs, convictions, and opinion of books. Throughout the story these differences become clear and give the novel great depth. Bradbury uses this tactic to build up interest for the readers to enjoy. He utilizes a foolproof plan to entice readers to his story. As a result of this added dimension and reliable writing strategies, Bradbury successfully wrote a popular classic novel that many