Fahrenheit 451 Quote Analysis

The knowledge and ideas from books attribute to whom a person becomes. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Montag is questioning the way he lives his life. He is a fireman, but he burns books instead of put out fires. Clarisse McClellan plants the seed in his head that there was once a time where people would read books and see everything from the ideas that come from the books, instead of television, that everyone uses now. Montag becomes very curious as to what’s inside these books, so he steals one while at work. He doesn’t understand it, so he calls Faber, a retired old English professor. Faber gives him a type of Seashell Radio in which they can talk and listen to each other through. When Faber keeps on telling Montag what to do through the earpiece, Montag …show more content…
He wouldn’t have said or thought this if it weren’t for books. The books make him want to do things independently and change the way he is because the ideas they give him. In An Interview with Ray Bradbury, Bradbury talks about how he grew up with books and about how books make up who he is, saying, “Things you do should be things that you love. Things you love should be things you do. That’s what you learn from books.” Books spark ideas in one’s head, and all of these ideas collectively make up who someone is, how they make decisions, what they believe in, and how they view themselves, as well as the world around them. Montag never read before, so he didn’t know how or what to believe in, how to make his own decisions, and be who he is. When he starts reading, he realizes the importance of individuality, and that everyone in the city is the same because they don’t read, so they can’t be unique. Montag will learn what he loves and to do those things because he reads, and the books teach him that. As conveyed in the video, Ray Bradbury learns that he wants to be a writer from