In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag is a decorated fireman and plays a key role to society, who changes his opinion from a conformist to a individual thinker. In Montag’s job he works like a mindless drone, which is what he is like in the beginning of the story. Also, Montag is surrounded in an environment where his peers and co-workers don’t question their job. Mildred is also suggesting to Montag to stay neutral and to not stand out. Then there is a nice old woman who gets in trouble and Montag can not help her. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the old woman who died in the fire, was the catalyst for Montag to begin to question his job, which highlights the overarching theme of power of authority. Guy Montag follows specific rules,
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Clarisse uttered, “is it true that long ago fireman put out fires instead of going to start them”(6). In other words, Clarrise is stating that long ago firemen would do an act of duty to help their community and not just destroy books. The words “put out fire” and “start them” displays the situational irony of fireman putting out fires today, and starting them in the story. In this quote Bradbury gives Clarrise the personality trait of curiosity, which helps Montag change over time. Montag works a union job, lives a simple life, yet, does not begin to see what him and his society has become without some help. Beatty announced, “it does not like or dislike. It just functions” (24). In other thoughts Bradbury is saying that the …show more content…
Montag is starting to gain more information about books, only making him to want to learn more about books. Montag exclaimed, “there must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a women stay in a burning house; there must be something there”(48). In other words, Montag is saying that there must be something great in books for someone to die with them. The words “books” and “can’t imagine” show how Montag goes from a normal guy to a curious man. Monatg is now starting to make his own dicestion, and not let other people decide what he does. Montag Announced. “ His hand had done it all, his hand, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger, had turned a thief”(35). In other words, he did it, know one else did it but him; he was his own person that made a choice for himself. In the last quote the words “his hands” and “his brain” represents how authority did not make the choice for him, changing him into a different person over time. Montag is now begging to have questions for books and even is starting to hide books for himself. Montage said, “the he reached up and pulled back the grill of the air-conditioning system and reached far back inside to the right and moved still
Clarisse uttered, “is it true that long ago fireman put out fires instead of going to start them”(6). In other words, Clarrise is stating that long ago firemen would do an act of duty to help their community and not just destroy books. The words “put out fire” and “start them” displays the situational irony of fireman putting out fires today, and starting them in the story. In this quote Bradbury gives Clarrise the personality trait of curiosity, which helps Montag change over time. Montag works a union job, lives a simple life, yet, does not begin to see what him and his society has become without some help. Beatty announced, “it does not like or dislike. It just functions” (24). In other thoughts Bradbury is saying that the …show more content…
Montag is starting to gain more information about books, only making him to want to learn more about books. Montag exclaimed, “there must be something in books, things we can’t imagine, to make a women stay in a burning house; there must be something there”(48). In other words, Montag is saying that there must be something great in books for someone to die with them. The words “books” and “can’t imagine” show how Montag goes from a normal guy to a curious man. Monatg is now starting to make his own dicestion, and not let other people decide what he does. Montag Announced. “ His hand had done it all, his hand, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each trembling finger, had turned a thief”(35). In other words, he did it, know one else did it but him; he was his own person that made a choice for himself. In the last quote the words “his hands” and “his brain” represents how authority did not make the choice for him, changing him into a different person over time. Montag is now begging to have questions for books and even is starting to hide books for himself. Montage said, “the he reached up and pulled back the grill of the air-conditioning system and reached far back inside to the right and moved still