Montag's Morality
In the book Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, there are many symbolic figures. Such as Mildred, who represents the brain dead society which was partly caused by Montag. Clarisse represents hope for the society. Also, books represent knowledge, ideas, and education. Clarisse and Mildred are from the same society but, they both have very different morals. Morality is a particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society. In the story, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is considered a moral character because he fought for what he believed in, saved information for the future society, and felt that his choices were morally correct.
Montag fought what was right and fought for it." I think I was blind trying to go at things my way, planting books in other firemen's houses and sending in a report" (Page 145). This supports that he had a plan to save knowledge and information because he thinks it is right. He is willing enough …show more content…
“Mrs. Phelps to stop straightening her dress hem and Mrs. Bowles to take her fingers away from her hair. Then he began to read in a low, trembling voice that grew firmer as he progressed from line to line, and his voice went out across the desert, into the whiteness, and around the three sitting women there in the great hot emptiness” (Page 96). Montag is reading a book in front of Mildred’s friends and thinks it is correct to give them ideas. This demonstrates that he made a wrong decision however, he thinks it is moral to him."The captain's dead. He found the audio-capsule, he heard your voice, he was going to trace it. I killed him with the flamethrower" (Page 124). He killed Beatty to not let Faber be found which is moral to Montag. He killing Beatty was moral because he has burnt multiple houses and killed a few people. This illustrates that Montag thinks his choices were correct to
In the book Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, there are many symbolic figures. Such as Mildred, who represents the brain dead society which was partly caused by Montag. Clarisse represents hope for the society. Also, books represent knowledge, ideas, and education. Clarisse and Mildred are from the same society but, they both have very different morals. Morality is a particular system of values and principles of conduct, especially one held by a specified person or society. In the story, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is considered a moral character because he fought for what he believed in, saved information for the future society, and felt that his choices were morally correct.
Montag fought what was right and fought for it." I think I was blind trying to go at things my way, planting books in other firemen's houses and sending in a report" (Page 145). This supports that he had a plan to save knowledge and information because he thinks it is right. He is willing enough …show more content…
“Mrs. Phelps to stop straightening her dress hem and Mrs. Bowles to take her fingers away from her hair. Then he began to read in a low, trembling voice that grew firmer as he progressed from line to line, and his voice went out across the desert, into the whiteness, and around the three sitting women there in the great hot emptiness” (Page 96). Montag is reading a book in front of Mildred’s friends and thinks it is correct to give them ideas. This demonstrates that he made a wrong decision however, he thinks it is moral to him."The captain's dead. He found the audio-capsule, he heard your voice, he was going to trace it. I killed him with the flamethrower" (Page 124). He killed Beatty to not let Faber be found which is moral to Montag. He killing Beatty was moral because he has burnt multiple houses and killed a few people. This illustrates that Montag thinks his choices were correct to