Guy Fawkes

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    Montag wants to look at the books before they burn the house and the books that is contains. “We can’t do anything. We can’t burn these. I want to look at them, at least look at them once. “ The orders that the Government gives to the fireman are rules that they follow very closely. The citizens aren't allowed to read the books because the government doesn't want the citizens to retain the information that the books possess. Montag believes that the government cannot control the…

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    8. I think that before Clarisse asked Montag if he really loved Mildred, he thought he did. I feel that they both thought they loved each other because they had been together for so long and did not truly know anything else. Then when Clarisse asked Montag, it made him take a step back and truly look at his feelings and he realized that he truly did not love her. I do believe though that they cared about each other, well until she turned him in. 4. In my opinion, I do think that happiness is a…

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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…

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    After seeing Clarisse more often, she grows on him and changes Montag's way of thinking. His mind so overrun with the idea that the world is not the way it should be, that while working he watches a woman burn to death with her books and decides to take one home with him, which is illegal of course. This is a huge turning point for Montag, he finally lets his curiosity get the best of him. He then pretends to be sick for the next few days so he won't have to face the firemen and his boss,…

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    The lack of social interaction due to technology, leads to the inability of a common citizen to hold a polite and non awkward conversation with an unfamiliar person. Montag meets many new people throughout the course of the book. The new people bring out different and unfamiliar, scary emotions and ideas in Montag. Montag meets the curiosity of Clarisse, which sets off the rest of the story, “You laugh when I haven’t said anything funny [...] you never stop to think what I ask you” (6). The…

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    time period where books were outlawed and firemen are burning books. Guy Montag is a fireman whose job is to burn the houses of which books are being kept. Montag meets Clarisse McClellan who is changing the way he views the world. With his newfound clarity Montag meets with an acquaintance by the name of Faber who will help Montag on his journey. Montag now plans to takes action with the help of a few new friends he meets. Guy Montag is no longer satisfied with everyday life and feels the need…

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    Clarisse vs Mildred Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel about a young man named Guy Montag who lives in a society where books have been banned and the citizens are not allowed to think for themselves. In the beginning of the story, we meet Montag's wife, Mildred Montag, who is one of many that are living an empty life that does not have meaning or purpose. We also meet Clarisse McClellan, Montag's neighbor, who realizes the tragedy of the society they live in; and she enjoys nature and…

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    Books are the world’s main source of reason and knowledge. Without books, the world would be run on ignorance and corruption. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depicts humanity’s need for literature and reading through the story of Guy Montag; a firefighter who sets fire to books instead of putting them out. Montag experiences an epiphany in which he realizes he is unhappy with life and states that: “We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren’t happy. Something’s missing. I…

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    He is the main character of the novel. At the beginning of the novel he is a passionate fireman who loves his job which was burning books. He is a third-generation fireman. He has a meaningless marriage with Mildred . He is in the fire department which has been leading by Beatty. Through his friendship with Clarisse McClellan, Montag perceives the difficulty and harshness of society. And from that moment he starts to fill the blanks which he couldn't think before about the system which was…

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    One of Bradbury’s predictions was the lack of actual and sincere communication between families, friends, and strangers. The way we communicate has evolved over the years. Before technology was created there were no distractions and there were real conversations. In Fahrenheit 451, Mildred has no authentic conversations with Montag. She does not seem to care for his feelings or anything he has to say. She has more consideration towards her television show opera “family”. “She was quite obviously…

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