Fahrenheit 451, a novel written in the twenty-fourth century (the 1950’s), a time when individuals are not accepted and the intellectual are considered outlaws. Television has replaced present knowledge and people live with no reminders of history or appreciation of the past. Firemen have been given a new occupation, to burn books as they are considered evil because they make people question and think. Guy Montag is a fireman responsible for destroying not only the books he finds, but the homes in which he finds them in. Books are not to be read; they are to be destroyed without question. The state mandated that all books must burn. Montag found pleasure in burning. It was thought that when people read books, they found new ideas which
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However, the image of Clarisse is quickly erased as he enters his home and finds his wife, Mildred Montag has overdosed on tranquilizers and sleeping pills, not sure if it was done intentionally or unintentionally. This incident is never settled although Guy wishes to discuss the matter, his wife does not, and their inability to agree on this suggests that estrangement from each other exists between them. Although Guy and Millie have been married for some years, he soon realizes that he doesn’t really know much about his wife at all. He realizes that their life together is meaningless and purposeless. They don’t love each other and in fact they probably don’t love anything, except perhaps his love for burning and living through an imaginary family with this wife. Upon arriving at work the next day, Guy begins questioning whether or not The Mechanical Hound (trained killer dog) can sense his growing unhappiness. He also fears that the Hound somehow knows that he’s confiscated some books during one of his raids. The fire chief, Captain Beatty also senses Montag’s unhappiness. Guy questions the chief as to whether or not the Hound can think which makes Beatty suddenly suspicious of Guy’s curiosity and questions whether Guy feels guilty about
However, the image of Clarisse is quickly erased as he enters his home and finds his wife, Mildred Montag has overdosed on tranquilizers and sleeping pills, not sure if it was done intentionally or unintentionally. This incident is never settled although Guy wishes to discuss the matter, his wife does not, and their inability to agree on this suggests that estrangement from each other exists between them. Although Guy and Millie have been married for some years, he soon realizes that he doesn’t really know much about his wife at all. He realizes that their life together is meaningless and purposeless. They don’t love each other and in fact they probably don’t love anything, except perhaps his love for burning and living through an imaginary family with this wife. Upon arriving at work the next day, Guy begins questioning whether or not The Mechanical Hound (trained killer dog) can sense his growing unhappiness. He also fears that the Hound somehow knows that he’s confiscated some books during one of his raids. The fire chief, Captain Beatty also senses Montag’s unhappiness. Guy questions the chief as to whether or not the Hound can think which makes Beatty suddenly suspicious of Guy’s curiosity and questions whether Guy feels guilty about