How Did Guy Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

Dynamic characters undergo inner change. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag, a fireman, whose job involves finding “forbidden” books and burning them, along with the house, and residents if necessary. This futuristic society has given way to ignorance and hatred of literature. They freely gave it up for the quick fix of simpler technological entertainment. Through Montag’s interactions with other characters, he learns and grows from a close minded worker who enjoys burning books, into an open minded intellectual. Clarisse, an old woman, and Faber help Montag’s character change over the course of this novel. Montag's personal growth as a dynamic character comes in the form of an awakening.While walking to work, Montag meets Clarisse, a nature loving, seventeen year old.

When an individual hears the word “death,” they automatically believe it's something horrible, traumatic, unfortunate. However, what people don't consider is how death can also be a life-changing act, for the better. In the book Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury demonstrates how dying can change one's actions. Death isn't always physical; people also they mentally when they come to the moment of realization and are once again, born.

When Montag first met Clarisse he could tell that she was different from other people he has met before. Clarisse was very free spirited and “her face [was] bright as snow in the moonlight”(pg. 4). She was a very innocent girl who saw the world from a different perspective than Montag. Instead of living in a world full of negativity, Clarisse aimed to explore beyond reality. She talked to Montag about a world where “they needed firemen to stop the flames,” and explained how the world was very peaceful (pg. 6). Also, Clarisse saw the true man hiding beneath the uniform. Although, her ideas may not have fell in line with the rest of society, Clarisse still remained optimistic about what the world was like before this time period. In

It is against the law to own books. When caught, firemen burn the books and the owners home along with it. Guy Montag is one of those firemen. He used to be an average guy, living in an average home and, he lived an average life. There was one thing about him that most people wouldn’t find very “normal” in past societies. He is a fireman. Some may not think that it’s odd to be fireman, but, in this society, firemen don’t have the role that most would think. According to the “new” government, books are illegal and the people who own them are criminals. Firemen, on the other hand, are instructed to find who owns said books, go to that person’s home and burn those books along with the owners home. Guy Montag has changed drastically throughout the story. He used to be an average guy, but now he is a criminal on the run.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag changes enormously throughout his career as a firefighter. In this book firefighters are not people who save families from there burning houses, but they are men who have a passion for burning books found in other’s homes. The society in which Mr. Montag lives in, is very awkward. People don’t read and to have fun they race cars at speeds that can kill them if they were to crash. Mr. Montag, the character we meet in the beginning of this book is just like one of those people who are just plain old stupid. As the book progresses, Montag begins to change as a character. When he goes to burn all the books in the old lady’s house and sees her reaction, when he opens the bible on the subway and begins to try and remember the whole book, and when he jumps into the river, it proves to us that he learned

In class we read Fahrenheit 451. The main protagonist of the story, Guy Montag grew as a character as well as a person through his own personal qualities. In the novel Fahrenheit 415 by Ray Bradbury the oppressive society ultimately leads to freedom through curiosity, knowledge and rebellion.

“Some people cross your path and change your direction.” stated by Justine Edwards leads to the fact on how there are people in today’s world as well as in Montag’s world that influence others to change their way of life. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the dystopian world that the protagonist, Montag, lives in; is full of people with the same mindset and personality. They essentially are brainwashed and catechized into doing what the majority of society wants them to be. However, Montag develops through the influence of other outsiders that have different beliefs than his own culture or morals. Montag changes and evolves into a new person through the acts, influences, and manipulations of several characters in this novel.

Montag begins to discern that there are people and ideas behind every document that is written. He develops an awareness that the books may provide answers to missing elements in his life. He also begins to doubt his relationship with his wife. Montag and his wife lack communication and he sometimes refers to her as “the wife” instead of by her name. Mildred also seems equally disconnected, paying more attention to her virtual family on the wall-TV instead of her husband. Ultimately, after several life changing experiences, Guy Montag’s desire to uncover the hidden truth in books makes him take risks that he never would have considered in the past.

The story of a time when firemen created fires instead of putting them out. A time when people didn’t have personal connections anymore and when their true personalities were hidden. When books became illegal… In the book, Fahrenheit 451, a man named Guy Montag shows us that he is a complex man because of his growing curiosity, head-strong attitude, and his very intelligent mind.

In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the main character, Guy montag, undergoes some profound changes. In this essay response I will discuss these changes as the plot unfolds through references to pot events and characters.

However, throughout this novel Montag there are many people that come and are already in his life that make him change who he really is. First person being a seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse is the type of person in this society who is naturally cheerful, and is really outgoing since most of the time Guy Montag sees Clarisse on the streets at night. She is like fresh air to Montag, the white pale face of hers representing pureness in literature. Guy Montag wouldn’t be who he is at the end of the novel if it wasn’t really for Clarisse. The question that sparked Montag’s mind was when Clarisse asked him “are you happy”(Bradbury)? At that instant Montag should have said yes; however, he took a moment to really think about his answer, which in this case was a sign of that Mildred and Guy Montag were not in a good relationship. This embarrassed Montag and he tries to deny it, but inside, he knows it is true. Only a short time after meeting Montag Clarisse disappears without any explanation, although Mildred and Captain Beatty claim she was killed in a car accident. This really moves Montag because for the first time in his life he was actually sad. In the end Clarisse is responsible for making Montag realize that he wasn’t happy in the life that he was

The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is about a fireman named guy Montag who does the opposite of what firemen today do, he starts fires. He lives in a world where people are encouraged to watch large amounts of TV and looked down upon for having intelligent conversations with people and reading books. He meets many people along the way, but his changes throughout the novel were influenced greatly by, Clarisse McClellan, Professor Faber, and Granger.

In the novel fahrenheit 451,Guy Montag is a firefighter whose day to day is influenced by other people's opinions.The opinion of Clarisse drove him to question his own happiness.Captain Beatty who tries to influence him to not read books and show the uselessness of books.And professor Faber who shows guy the importance and the blandness of the world without them.

Guy Montag's character development in Fahrenheit 451 illustrates how when people conform to a society, it’s difficult to find yourself and be able to break through that shell. In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, it is obvious that the main character, Guy Montag, loves his occupation of burning books. He is a ‘fireman’ which in the 451 society do not extinguish fires, however they start them upon books, for they are illegal. Without any context into the book or plot, the story is opened with the quote “It was a pleasure to burn.”

In part one of the novel “Fahrenheit 451,” there are many key characters that contribute to the development of Guy Montag, one of which would be Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse is 16(soon to be seventeen), but seems to be the one person that is able to spark change in Mr. Montag’s view of society. She has just moved in across the street from Guy, but along the way becomes someone of trust and friendship. I believe this is why Ms. McClellan is so influential of Mr. Montag. Before she moves in, Guy goes about his normal life like everyone else, pushing back the urge of unhappiness and confusion deep inside him. For example, on page 6, Clarisse brings the past to the surface when she asks, ‘Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of