Guy Montag

based society, Guy Montag had never thought to question anything. By blindly accepting the policies of his society Montag had lived his life in a state of serenity. He was a fireman, which in Montag’s world, was considered a highly respected profession. The role of firemen in this society was to destroy the existence of knowledge by igniting books and houses that contain them. Throughout the book, Montag began to change after he met Clarisse McClellan. Before their encounter Montag had worn his…

society where people do what they want for entertainment, and firemen burn books for a living. Guy Montag is one of the main characters including his wife Mildred and his boss Captain Beatty. Ray Bradbury, the author, writes about Montag and his transformation throughout the novel. This story relates to today’s society a lot, we entertain ourselves with technology but we still have many rules. Guy Montag transforms throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 because of the influence of others, personal…

told. At the beginning of the novel (part I), Guy meets this queer young lady who converses with him. The young lady’s name is Clarisse. Clarisse questions whether or not Guy is happy. This angers Guy to the point he does not want to talk to her Yet Guy still like Clarisse and considers her a friend. But Clarisse's question makes Guy think on whether or not he really is happy. Besides the fact that he is not happy, he is also really boring. Everyday Guy wakes up, goes to work to burn books, then…

Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 illustrates the destruction of conformity on a society through characterization and plot. Guy Montag is a member of the Salamander Firefighters, in a society that is heavily censored, to the point of burning books instead of putting out fires. Guy Montag was living a normal life until a whimsical girl named Clarisse acted as a mirror, causing him to reflect on his…

futuristic period, Guy Montag, a fireman, who, paradoxically, burns houses and illegally owned books. One night, after having burning quite number of homes and books, Montag met Clarisse, who happens to be his old neighbor. Clarisse, a seventeen year old, who is like a typical teenager, who likes to talk but what Clarisse sets from other teens is that she question about the world and nature In the course of the chapter one: part one, Clarisse asked Montag if he is happy, and that struck Montag…

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the character who influences Guy Montag the most is Granger. This influence is demonstrated by his confidence, his story about the “thumbprint”, and his perspective of the Phoenix. Firstly, Granger teaches Montag how to be confident and do things the right way to protect what is important to him. Granger teaches Montag how to keep books safe by saying, “ʻAll we want to do is keep the knowledge we think we will need intact and safe . . . For if we are destroyed,…

the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, it tells about a character life by the name of Montag. Montag is the protagonist and changes throughout the story. Guy Montag is a fireman. Instead of these firemen fighting fires, they create the fire. They create the fire by burning books. Books are not allowed and if you have a book in your household and the firemen find it, the book will be burned. Guy Montag in the beginning of the novel was into his job and really loved it. The thing he loved…

The Hero’s Journey – Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag lives a dystopian society. In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, he was a law abiding citizen who had not accomplished anything extraordinary. His journey begins when he becomes a book thief out of curiosity. Montag encounters a very different girl, by the name of Clarisse, after that his life became hectic and confusing. Guy follows the hero 's journey through the various stages of departure, initiation, and return in his quest for the freedom to…

play and the book is the temperature in which paper burns. The story is set in an unspecified city at an unspecified time in the future. The main protagonist of the play is Guy Montag played by Kriston Woodreaux a "fireman" employed to burn the homes of people guilty of the crime of reading books, which have been outlawed. Guy Montag burns books simply because that is what is expected…

cases illegal, deeming the family to be perceived as atypical to the general public. Within the novel shortly after the protagonist Guy Montag meets Clarisse McClellan, Clarisse draws Guy’s attention to her family’s odd behaviour by stating numerous things in which not only made him ponder his own view of life, it also made him aware of his own behaviour. On page 17 after Guy inquires as to why her house lights were blazing, Clarisse states “Oh, just my mother and father and uncle… he was…