Guy Montag

Diving deeper into these novels, the similiaries start stacking up greatly such as the thematic ideas. In Anthem, the main character ,Equality 7-2521, lives in a society where everything is controlled by a council of vocations and the concept "indivisuality" is non existent however, Equality 7-2521 does not follow under these rules and guidelines, after hiding in a tunnel he found, he spends his time in solitude -despite knowing this violates all the laws of his society- writing and even…

unanswered at the end of the story. Guy Montag’s is considered a “fireman,” however, he burns books instead of saving people from fires. He learns to hate this job and secretly collects books that he is supposed to burn. Soon a man he had met at a park, Professor Faber, agreed to help him stop the firemen. Montag became a fugitive after he was forced to burn his own house down. After running along a railroad track he meets a group of ex-professors with the same ideas Montag has about books.…

is to burn books, not take away love within families. That is something the masses are doing all on their own. There is no definitive government that is forcing the people to act this way, the people want to act this way. These dystopian novels use Montag and Winston’s struggle to achieve individualism and break free from conformity, to remind the readers of the importance of being an individual and the dangers of conformity as well as the fact that individuals are capable of halting the damage…

In the novel “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is a fireman whose job it is to burn books instead of putting out fires. In this dystopian world, books are illegal, and censorship is prominent. Almost no books remain. The public has been brainwashed with TV and propaganda, and cannot think for themselves. Montag however, begins to change himself after a chance meeting with Clarisse. At the beginning of the book, Montag is just like the rest of the public. He is content with his job…

depicts a dystopian future in which the government has outlawed books and frowns upon having significant interactions. Guy Montag, a ‘fireman’, begins to unravel the censorship of the government and becomes aware of its affect. Throughout the novel his wife Mildred prioritizes watching her immerse ‘parlor wall’ television, and only after talking to a retired scholar named Faber does Montag realize the extent of that damage. In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 it is observed how…

word to Montag. Beatty chides Guy Montag for thinking he could keep the books concealed and asks why he didn’t turn the books in, saying, “didn’t I hint enough when I sent the hound around your place (page 107).” As Beatty continues his lecture, Faber speaks to Montag with the use of the green bullet, and asks what is going on and urging Montag to run away. However, Montag explains he is trapped, and any attempt to escape would send the Mechanical Hound after him. Then Beatty orders Montag to…

traditional, but because the society in Fahrenheit 451 is revolved around technology, these actions are not typical. Even though, society views Clarisse as weird, Guy Montag sees her as an unique individual. Clarisse McClellan is a 17-year old teen ,who lives next to Montag and rebels against society. Her actions have an impact on Montag himself and many other aspects of the novel. Clarisse plays a major role in developing…

of opening ones eyes and seeing the wrong in their "perfect" worlds. This may be illustrated in Fahrenheit 451 when Clarisse asks Montag "Are you happy" By this, Clarisse is initiating the thoughts in Montag about if the burning of books, and living his life in this way is what he really wants. She is attempting to understand if this life choice is really what Montag is content with. In the same way, Agatha begins to do the same to Anderton in her very few words of "Can you see" to him. This…

books, given the title. Guy Montag, the main character, is one of the book burners, also known as a “fireman” in their society. Their job is to start fires instead of stopping them. In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses Montag’s transformation from a fireman to a revolutionary to illustrate how knowledge and self-reflection can change individuals. The change in Montag’s character is first shown when he meets Clarisse McClellan after coming home from work one day. She causes Montag to question…

fictional society becoming a reality in the current society today. The use of actual material books is already becoming obscure. In Bradbury’s story, Guy Montag is a fireman honored with the job of burning books. Books were burned because they were seen as sources of useless information that made people think about their world around them. Soon Montag is torn between believing in what society thinks and between what he thinks himself. It would not be hard to realistically picture the society…