Fahrenheit 451 In the story “Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury, the protagonist, Montag is a fireman. Montag is a thirty year old man who lives in the futuristic world. Also, he is a fireman who burns books. He explains in the beginning how he dislikes books and he adores burning them. But toward the end of the story Montag has a change in perspective about how he feels about the world. He starts liking books but in the world he lives in books are frowned upon. Basically, the story is about Montag and the things he goes through to make things better. I believe Montag changes through the course of the story. Who was Montag in the beginning? He was a fireman who burned books. He lived in a grim, futuristic version of the United States. He is married to Mildred and is very happy with his life. Montag is a plain character and has no real interest other than the career he has chosen. In the beginning he makes it very clear that he does not like nature. One day he meets a girl with the name of Clarisse. They become friends, although Clarisse is a much different character than Montag. She is outgoing, he is strictly business. Clarisse thinks outside the box and has a creative mind while Montag just doesn't like creativity. Clarisse always asks Montag questions about random topics that come onto her head. Montag, however, is extremely irritated by these questions because he doesn't really care to answer them. Traditionally Montag wouldn't change, but he meets some different types of people and they influence him in ways he never imagined.
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When Montag met seven-teen year old Clarisse, he wouldn't’ve thought she could do anything to change him. Days turning into weeks, and weeks turning into months, Clarisse’s personality is starting to rub off on Montag. Clarisse has an absolute love for books, nature, anything that’s pretty much prohibited. Clarisse shows Montag more and more of the outside world. She would take him places and they would spend the afternoons reading. Montag likes the fact that Clarisse is different and unique. He feels he can be himself around her. Later, Montag meets Faber in the park one afternoon. Montag sees that Faber is reading a poetry book. Montag reassures Faber that it is okay and he will not be punished. They talked for a while and Faber gives Montag his phone number and address. We find out that Faber was an English professor. Faber teaches montag how to love books, and teaches him the purpose behind reading them. Montag calls Faber the professor instead of calling him by his real name. Montag calls the professor and asks how many copies of the bible are left. Little did he know, he had the last copy. Montag enjoys reading, but has to hide it from his peers, and the rest of the world. Montag changes through the course of the story, and his actions and beliefs by the end are impeccable. When Clarisse died, Montag fell apart. He goes to her house with Beaty when he realized there were books laying out. Once Beaty saw them he ordered Montag to burn the house, but he wouldn't do it. Beaty then tries to arrest Montag and after several minutes of fighting, Montag burns Beaty to a crisp. Montag runs to his house and packs up
When Montag met seven-teen year old Clarisse, he wouldn't’ve thought she could do anything to change him. Days turning into weeks, and weeks turning into months, Clarisse’s personality is starting to rub off on Montag. Clarisse has an absolute love for books, nature, anything that’s pretty much prohibited. Clarisse shows Montag more and more of the outside world. She would take him places and they would spend the afternoons reading. Montag likes the fact that Clarisse is different and unique. He feels he can be himself around her. Later, Montag meets Faber in the park one afternoon. Montag sees that Faber is reading a poetry book. Montag reassures Faber that it is okay and he will not be punished. They talked for a while and Faber gives Montag his phone number and address. We find out that Faber was an English professor. Faber teaches montag how to love books, and teaches him the purpose behind reading them. Montag calls Faber the professor instead of calling him by his real name. Montag calls the professor and asks how many copies of the bible are left. Little did he know, he had the last copy. Montag enjoys reading, but has to hide it from his peers, and the rest of the world. Montag changes through the course of the story, and his actions and beliefs by the end are impeccable. When Clarisse died, Montag fell apart. He goes to her house with Beaty when he realized there were books laying out. Once Beaty saw them he ordered Montag to burn the house, but he wouldn't do it. Beaty then tries to arrest Montag and after several minutes of fighting, Montag burns Beaty to a crisp. Montag runs to his house and packs up