One day a man was tired of the way the society viewed censorship. He went agasitn society and ended up killing a man to change and rebuild society. This man was brave and courageous through it all. He stood up for what is right however would killing a person go a little too far or could he still be considered a hero? In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Montag’s thoughts about censorship and actions against Beatty are those of a hero, however some may believe he is a criminal.
The first reason why Montag’s thoughts about censorship are those of a hero is because he is being brave by going against society on how they view censorship. One of the laws in the society that Montag lives in is that books are not allowed. Firemen in this society would …show more content…
Beatty is the head fireman, who burns books and houses. In order for Montag to rebuild or changing society he either has to Beatty into changing the law or he needs to kill him. One night after Beatty made Montag burn down his house because of the books Montag had kept throughout the years of being aoi fireman, Montag killed Beatty, Montag “was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling, gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot on continuous pulse of liquid fire on him” (Bradbury 113). Since Montag killed Beatty he is now able to change the society. Motag memorized a verse he remembered from the book of Ecclesiastes “And on either side of the river was there a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielding her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of nations” (158). This verse is from the Bible which means to rebuild and Montag is now able to rebuild society without Beatty stopping him. The runaways like Montag will live in Montag’s new society because they have the same thought as Montag. Granger approached the situation the same as Beatty by killing someone. Granger has wise words “ We all made the right kind of mistakes, or we wouldn 't be here. When we were separate individuals, all we had was rage. I struck a …show more content…
Some may say he is a criminal because of the killing of Beatty and going against society and the law. One of the ways Montag went against the law is because “They read the long afternoon through...” (Bradbury 67). You are not allowed to read books in this type of society. Also killing someone doesn 't affect the person who died but it makes the family and friends live in misery. Heros are suppose to brighten up people’s days not make them live in misery. A story similar to this is a father is "Whatever it takes" (My Daughter Was Killed on Live Television. I Will Do Whatever It Takes to End Gun Violence) to end gun violence and murder. Clearly this dad is devastated and now motivated to end it. Heros need to influence people in the right way not killing someone or going against the law. However Montag is considered a hero because he stood up for what was right and has characteristics of a hero. Montag has every single one of these characteristics “Bravery. Courage. Gallantry. Intrepidity. Valor. These words have a shared meaning, and they point to the highest aspect of the warrior spirit: heroism”(The Bravest of the Brave). Montag was the only one to be brave to kill Beatty or even go against society and show it publically. These days we consider military men heros because they are risking their life for freedom however they are killing men every day. Montag killed one person so the society could get
The first reason why Montag’s thoughts about censorship are those of a hero is because he is being brave by going against society on how they view censorship. One of the laws in the society that Montag lives in is that books are not allowed. Firemen in this society would …show more content…
Beatty is the head fireman, who burns books and houses. In order for Montag to rebuild or changing society he either has to Beatty into changing the law or he needs to kill him. One night after Beatty made Montag burn down his house because of the books Montag had kept throughout the years of being aoi fireman, Montag killed Beatty, Montag “was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling, gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot on continuous pulse of liquid fire on him” (Bradbury 113). Since Montag killed Beatty he is now able to change the society. Motag memorized a verse he remembered from the book of Ecclesiastes “And on either side of the river was there a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielding her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of nations” (158). This verse is from the Bible which means to rebuild and Montag is now able to rebuild society without Beatty stopping him. The runaways like Montag will live in Montag’s new society because they have the same thought as Montag. Granger approached the situation the same as Beatty by killing someone. Granger has wise words “ We all made the right kind of mistakes, or we wouldn 't be here. When we were separate individuals, all we had was rage. I struck a …show more content…
Some may say he is a criminal because of the killing of Beatty and going against society and the law. One of the ways Montag went against the law is because “They read the long afternoon through...” (Bradbury 67). You are not allowed to read books in this type of society. Also killing someone doesn 't affect the person who died but it makes the family and friends live in misery. Heros are suppose to brighten up people’s days not make them live in misery. A story similar to this is a father is "Whatever it takes" (My Daughter Was Killed on Live Television. I Will Do Whatever It Takes to End Gun Violence) to end gun violence and murder. Clearly this dad is devastated and now motivated to end it. Heros need to influence people in the right way not killing someone or going against the law. However Montag is considered a hero because he stood up for what was right and has characteristics of a hero. Montag has every single one of these characteristics “Bravery. Courage. Gallantry. Intrepidity. Valor. These words have a shared meaning, and they point to the highest aspect of the warrior spirit: heroism”(The Bravest of the Brave). Montag was the only one to be brave to kill Beatty or even go against society and show it publically. These days we consider military men heros because they are risking their life for freedom however they are killing men every day. Montag killed one person so the society could get