Clarisse was the person to spark Montag’s curiosity by always asking if he noticed certain things or what he thought about something. ‘“Have you ever smelled old leaves? Don’t they smell like cinnamon? Here. Smell.”’ (26) Clarisse goes out of her way to notice these odd parts of everyday lives. Clarisse actually had her own thoughts moving and flowing through her head. She questions why things are like they are which exactly the opposite of what society wants is. Society creates people who are just average and these people will go their whole lives without knowing their full potential. Society should be promoting more qualities of people like Clarisse, who utilize their full potential and know how to ask questions. Since Clarisse knows how to think, society thinks there is something wrong with her. ‘“They want to know what I do with all my time. I tell them that sometimes I just sit and I think. But I won’t tell them what. I got them running. And sometimes, I tell them, I like to put my head, like this, and let the rain fall in my mouth.”’ (20) Society wants you to be like everyone else so when someone starts to be different , they are sent to the physiatrist or another form of doctor to fix them. The person may be perfectly normal and feel like they are just fine but according to the norms that society follows there is something wrong. People should be able to question, think and be different. Everyone should be allowed to be their own person, even if they are different from what society wants. Society forces everyone to have the same personality and doesn’t allow them to be
Clarisse was the person to spark Montag’s curiosity by always asking if he noticed certain things or what he thought about something. ‘“Have you ever smelled old leaves? Don’t they smell like cinnamon? Here. Smell.”’ (26) Clarisse goes out of her way to notice these odd parts of everyday lives. Clarisse actually had her own thoughts moving and flowing through her head. She questions why things are like they are which exactly the opposite of what society wants is. Society creates people who are just average and these people will go their whole lives without knowing their full potential. Society should be promoting more qualities of people like Clarisse, who utilize their full potential and know how to ask questions. Since Clarisse knows how to think, society thinks there is something wrong with her. ‘“They want to know what I do with all my time. I tell them that sometimes I just sit and I think. But I won’t tell them what. I got them running. And sometimes, I tell them, I like to put my head, like this, and let the rain fall in my mouth.”’ (20) Society wants you to be like everyone else so when someone starts to be different , they are sent to the physiatrist or another form of doctor to fix them. The person may be perfectly normal and feel like they are just fine but according to the norms that society follows there is something wrong. People should be able to question, think and be different. Everyone should be allowed to be their own person, even if they are different from what society wants. Society forces everyone to have the same personality and doesn’t allow them to be