Montag's Colors In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

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Montag’s Colors A chameleon can change his colors to his advantage. Some people change their colors to get what they want, even if it is bad, others through, change for production. People go from good colors too bad, but sometimes, they are bad and change to good. Just like Montag, his colors start to change. Throughout the story Fahrenheit 451, by: Ray Bradbury, Montag’s colors change.
In the beginning of the book, Montag was a very boring and unhappy man, but Montag didn’t know he was unhappy. He believed his life was fine, he was married,had a good home, and he was a Fireman, what could be better than that? Montag didn’t question the society, didn’t question his job, and did what he was told. He did not take any interest in books and would burn them without question as to why they were bad enough to burn when found. Montag thought he was in love with his wife still and thought that she loved him back. He had no clue what life could be like if he opened his eyes.
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Montag starts to sneak books away from the fires he burns and starts to read them secretly. The way he thinks and sees book entirely changes once he starts to read them and memorize parts of them. He is not sure that he loves his wife anymore. After meeting his neighbors girl, Clarisse McClellan, he is not sure that he loves his wife, he opens his eyes to life and to books. Montag sees that life is a lot different once he opens his eyes and starts to really see what the world and what books hold. He is reading books but he doesn't quite understand exactly what he is

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