Fahrenheit 451 Montag Quotes

Thesis Statement: As the protagonist, Montag undergoes many changes throughout the book due to several characters that function as catalysts in his life.

This shows that Montag had changed his point of view on books and thought that

Montag had wanted to go back to his old life as it says, “he tried to piece it all together to go back to the normal pattern of life a few short days ago” (Bradbury 123). He had regretted everything he had done, which led him to wonder if he even wanted to hear the truth in the first place. Montag had become paranoid about the world, scared about everything around him. He was mad about how the world was after him after it was advertised about a killer as it states, “fugitive in city” The world had wanted him to be arrested. As

Quote: "I don't know what it is. I'm so damned unhappy, I'm so mad, and I don't know why I feel like I'm putting on weight. I feel fat. I feel like I've been saving up a lot of things, and don't know what. I might even start reading books. […] Before I hurt someone. Did you hear Beatty? Did you listen to [Beatty]? He knows all the answers. He's right. Happiness is important. Fun is everything. And yet I kept sitting there saying to myself, I'm not happy, I'm not happy."

In part one of the story we learn about Clarisse McClellanshe who is his new neighbor. One day the Guy Montag meets her and they talk while walking, she starts to talk to Montag about happiness and makes him start questioning his own happiness. This impacts

Montag is someone who is shy and keeps his thoughts to himself, but thinks many things. He shows that he is distracted instead of being happy throughout the book. At the time, he was walking home from work and was looking at Clarisse. Clarisse is a girl who would roam the streets and was also Montag's neighbor. She walks over to Guy and they start to have a conversation while walking to their houses. They discussing if talking about to see if Montag is really happy or if he was lying. She keeps questioning him. Bradbury explains “He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as true state affairs. He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run across the lawn with the mask and the way

She talks about how dangerous the world is and tells Montag to remain still and observe the world around him. He then becomes confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed and his belief in his profession and his society begin to fade.

In my opinion, Montag went through a more mental than physical change. These changes in his mind mostly occurred because of the influence of individuals such as Clarisse. I think that the situation with the burning woman also influenced Montag’s change of mentality. Later in the novel after these people and situations came into play, Montag’s mind and reasoning were operating reverse of what they had in the beginning of the novel. I believe the biggest reason that Montag and his mind changed was because of Clarisse.

Throughout this passage the way Montag’s mentality changed was highlighted through the use of detail. During this scene, Granger explains the teachings of his grandfather

She helps him rediscover his thoughts and opinions. Montag begins to question his job, happiness and society. Which is t reflects a light on Montag which he couldn't see. That is how his journey begins. Before Clarisse came along he enjoyed his job.

Knowledge makes our world go round. Knowledge is what makes us move further and revolve into something more. In the book “Fahrenheit 451” it states “they say you retain your knowledge even when you’re sleeping, if someone whispers in your ear”(Bradbury,89). Knowledge can never be taken from you. Even when you’re asleep your mind runs.

statement by Clarisse makes Montag think of a time when he was a child during

“If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be”. Maya Angelou describes the opportunity for someone to become a dissident and to rebel against normality within society. This reflects on the positive outcomes possible, when one does not conform to society, but rebels against the norms and limits of it. Angelou hints at stepping off a common path and exploring new ways that can lead to better experiences and more insight for one. Similarly, in the first part of F451, Guy Montag does not take the chance at changing as he conforms to the government.

(SIP-A) Montag questions his own happiness and the society around him. (STEWE-1) Montag is questioned about his own happiness, “Are you happy?” (7), causing him to start questioning the society he lives in. “He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs”(9). He realizes that he is not as happy like the rest of the people in the society believe they are, he knows something is missing. “When did we meet and where?” (40) Montag questioned his wife Mildred when they met and they both could not remember. (STEWE-2) Montag now knows that something in his life is missing but he just does not know what forcing him to ask questions. “Well wasn’t there a wall between him and Mildred, when you came down to it? Literally not just one wall but, so far, three! And expensive too” (41). He needs someone to hear him out and listen to what he has to say because at the moment he has nobody that he can talk to. “Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say”(78). Montag resorts to his old friend Faber that he can talk to about everything. (SIP-B) Montag knows what is missing in the society. (STEWE-1) Montag eventually finds out that the happiness/knowledge factor is missing in their society, that everyone is being

Another incident that stayed in Montag 's mind is the old women who set her self and her books on fire. However, Montag tried stopping her by telling her that the books were not worth her life. Before she burned herself, Montag took one of her books and kept it. At that time Montag did not think about what did the old lady burned herself with the books, he did not think about it might be the value and morals that books hold to teach is. The old lady knew the importance of these books and what do they have, so she preferred to burn herself with them, and not watch the firemen burn them, who do not even know the importance of books. But they do know that books are unreal and there is so importance of them, plus they are against the law!