Clarisse is changing the way Montag thinks about his life. The symbolism represents his life dividing into two halves and that they overlap, creating a blur in his life. Montag is now questioning his way of thinking due to Clarisse’s influence. He doesn’t know what to believe anymore. Next, he goes to a lady’s house with the other firemen to burn some books. They raid the house and take all of the books and pour kerosene to burn them. The lady, however, did not move at all and was ready to sacrifice herself for her books instead of leaving. Montag was taken aback by this action. He was discussing this incident with Mildred and he explained, “‘You weren’t there, you didn’t see,’ he said. ‘There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house
Clarisse is changing the way Montag thinks about his life. The symbolism represents his life dividing into two halves and that they overlap, creating a blur in his life. Montag is now questioning his way of thinking due to Clarisse’s influence. He doesn’t know what to believe anymore. Next, he goes to a lady’s house with the other firemen to burn some books. They raid the house and take all of the books and pour kerosene to burn them. The lady, however, did not move at all and was ready to sacrifice herself for her books instead of leaving. Montag was taken aback by this action. He was discussing this incident with Mildred and he explained, “‘You weren’t there, you didn’t see,’ he said. ‘There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house