Who Is Montag's Growth In Fahrenheit 451

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Personal experience can cause a person to gain more strength and grow as an individual. In Fahrenheit 451, Montag shows growth and strength internally and externally throughout the book based on his experience and events that took place. Becoming aware is apart of growing and having strength because it could be hard to accept reality. Montag has shown his growth by becoming aware of the world he lives in where books have been labeled as dangerous, but this is not true. According to Fahrenheit 451, bradbury writes “so now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life.” (83) As a fireman, Montag is exposed to a life where they must burn books and houses that carry them. When he learns the reality and importance of books he suddenly becomes more aware and starts to look into them more. …show more content…
Montag’s life is more than boring and unhappy until one day he meets a girl named Clarisse. Clarisse starts to show Montag new things, expands his learning, and deepens this thinking. In Fahrenheit 451, bradbury writes, “Before he could move she had put the dandelion under his chin. He drew back and she laughed.” (pg. 22) Montag starts to try a lot of new things with her but she also gets him into realizing if he's happy or not. Bradbury writes “Are you happy?..” she said “Am I what?’ he cried “Of course i'm happy” which he later states he is not happy at all. Montag grows as a person by expanding his knowledge and trying new activities. This shows strength by admitting he's not happy because many times that could be a struggle for

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