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different just because everyone else is dressed like that. Or maybe a family/friend died, and that person who lost someone suddenly became grateful for everyone/everything around them. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, the main character, Guy Montag experienced drastic changes throughout the book. Montag is just a normal citizen who follows the rules, but later becomes a bit rebellious towards the laws of his society. First of all, Guy Montag is a fireman, which means he burns books for a living. In…

Mildred Montag is the not-so-loving wife of Guy Montag, and the epitome of the average person in society. She’s obsessed with technology to the point where it’s unhealthy constantly watching television, and when she’s not, she has her earphones (“seashells”) in, listening to the radio. Her time is mostly spent in the “parlour”, a room filled with three wall-sized television screens. In fact, Mildred spends so much of her time in the parlour, utterly mesmerized by her TV screens, that she…

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the protagonist, Guy Montag resides in America, however a futuristic dystopian version of it differs from America today. In this alternate culture, the possession of books are prohibited and the lives of people are limited due to the restrictions made by the government. The government manipulates the society into believing firemen have the ability to start fires in preference of burning them out. Firemen have orders to invade people’s homes and burn…

Einstein once said, “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” Einstein indirectly referred to the society in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. In this story, the protagonist, Guy Montag, is a “fireman” that sets homes on fire if it rumored to have a book in it. The society that Montag lives in is completely dependent on the use of technology. This story shows just how powerful technology can be. Though today’s world…

looks into the future. This book is about a man named Guy Montag, who is a fireman who burns books along with people’s houses. Montag eventually learns from a young girl named Clarisse, who is 16 years old, that there is actually something special about these books that he is burning. Clarisse shows Montag that there is curious people out there in the world seeking for answers. Beatty is the fire chief, who turns out to be not a very good guy. Beatty is known as the evil in this book who has to…

In Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist, Guy Montag, slowly comes into a sense to realize the problems of his society. Originally, Montag is a fireman who loves to burn books. However, he later begins to question his job and wonder if his society is improving in philosophical thought. As the plot progresses, Montag begins to realize his society is deteriorating through the government’s misuse of new technology. Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses Montag to disparage the misuse of science and…

towards fast entertainment. War is about to begin but people are deficit of concern and are indifferent towards it. Guy Montag is a fireman that takes pleasure in the burning of books and the buildings containing them. He thinks not of the reason behind the burning, but instead only obeys and does his job. In this society everyone is too caught up in life and exiting amusement that family time is spent inside an empty, dark house with four walls as TV. Montag’s life takes a short break from…

A hero is not someone who goes against the law and society. Guy Montag does just that in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. He goes against what being a hero means. Montag cannot be considered a heroic figure because of his past as a fireman and his criminal acts even though some might say they were justified. Montag’s past as a fireman and his way of thinking is why he can not be a hero. As a fireman Montag used to burn books just like all the other firemen. He didn’t just do it because it was…

Set in the 24th century, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury unravels with the story of a protagonist, Guy Montag. At first, Montag takes pleasure in his job as a fireman, burning illegally owned books and the homes of their owners. Montag soon begins to question the value of his profession and in turn his life. The Road, a novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy, is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months. They walk across a…

other characters. In general, conformity, depicted by the masses, and individuality, depicted by the rebels, are crucial factors in both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984. Conformity, playing a large role in the society of Fahrenheit 451, constantly affects Guy Montag in his struggle to find himself and become an individual. The people of the society live the same mundane lives every single day, the men typically go off to work while the women watch television all day. Those who do anything different…