Guy Montag In Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'

Montag’s society revolves around ignorance. His job is to destroy knowledge and to encourage ignorance. When Montag met with Clarisse she ignites in him the fact that what he’s doing is wrong. Meeting Clarisse changes Montag’s perspective on things. He starts to listen to knowledge instead of the ignorance of his society.

Imagine a life where firemen starts fire instead of putting them out. Imagine a life where books are illegal. Imagine a life where we have no control over our thoughts (anaphora). This is the life of Guy Montag, protagonist of Rey Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. At first, guy takes pleasure in his job as a fireman, burning illegally owned books and the house of their owners. However, a series of events soon makes him question his profession, and sequently, life itself. Guy, troubled and intrigued, seeks to find answers, and in turn, undergo a journey of self discovery. Throughout this journey, the once ignorant Guy transcends into a being of greater knowledge, in which he learns that humanity is nothing but an empty shell without books to fill in its void.

The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is about a fireman name Guy Montag. He

Clarisse is a girl who questions what society tells her to be true. Montag notices himself starting to split into two halves. When Clarisse tells him something about the moon, he looks up at the moon, and that isn’t something that others would normally do. Also, Clarisse showed Montag that she loves to taste the rain, and Montag “tilted his head back in the rain” (24) to understand what she experiences. Clarisse points out to him that being a fireman doesn’t seem right for him, and Montag feels the need to defend himself and his happiness.

This quote is quite powerful because of the metaphors, diction, imagery and word choice. Bradbury is executing the fact that Guy Montag has been “locked up” in the world where supposedly everyone watches television and listens to their “family” in the parlor. Now, he has met this girl who asks questions about how and what and why everything happens. This girl spends all day outside, catching every detail, which is why Bradbury decided to use the phrase “eager watcher of a marionette show.” Obviously she wasn’t watching a marionette show right then and there, but Bradbury metaphorically wrote that she observed little details often. Usually people don’t really pay attention or care much about each of the marionette’s eye flicker or finger flick

Mr. Montag is being hunted down for having books in his possession when he hears about runaways living along the river. Left alone because the government does not see them as important enough to catch, they welcome Guy in. They go on the explain that they themselves are books- they have memorized important works of literacy. Montag discovers that he himself is a book- the book of Ecclesiastes. At first he does not remember what is written in “his” book, but just as Fahrenheit 451 is ending, his memory returns. The other men welcome him into their secret society, the future of books.

Clarisse, though she only appears momentarily, causes Montag to actually think about their society. For example, Clarisse says “You’re one of the few who put up with me. That’s why I think it’s so strange you’re a fireman, it just doesn’t seem right for you, somehow” (Pg. 21). When she says this Montag “Felt his body divide itself,” showing that Montag is actually thinking about what Clarisse is saying and it’s confusing him. She also asks Montag “Are you happy?” (Pg. 7).

Montag at first is a mindless servant of the state. He changes after meeting Clarisse. He begins questioning everything from his own happiness to the reason behind of burning books.

In the beginning, Montag was a dedicated fireman. He did his job with dignity, respect, and with precise manner. Then he meets this 17 year old, Clarisse. She is a very outgoing and thoughtful person. What is different is this is extremely rare, as the population has been bred to live life oblivious, fast-paced, and to basically just watch television. Clarisse asks Montag, ¨Are you Happy,” (Bradbury 10). This leads Montag to conclude that he isn’t happy, just mesmerized like the rest of the nation. “You are an odd one,” said Clarisse (Bradbury 8).

In a futuristic society where books are illegal to own. A man named Guy Montag works as a fireman who starts fires instead of stops them. His job is to burn houses found with books, but what happens when Montag meets a girl who shows him there is more to life? Read as Montag discovers more about his past and battles this future society he calls his life. In this thrilling tale of a man, who has to find out what is right, in such a wrong

For ten years, Guy Montag had a job of burning books that the government had outlawed and arresting their possessors. This job made him very proud and made him feel as though he was doing the right thing and was important to his society. “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things blackened and changed” (Bradbury 1). He was one of the best Firemen of his time; because he never thought twice about what he had to do, he just did

In the book Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag lives in a society where the government is working to brainwash its citizens by shutting down all opinions and thoughts. One of the ways the government achieves this is through a law that restricts citizens from owning stationery of any kind. Montag, being a firefighter, plays an important role in the book because his job in society to rid of all stationery by burning all books, magazines, etc. As the story goes on, Montag's character begins to realize the truth behind what he's doing and change his views from right to wrong. Montag’s character faces many challenges in his effort to save the books the government has ordered to be burned

(MIP-1)Montag used to be completely unaware of what his society was doing and was blindly following it. (SIP-A) They were being harmed intellectually and physically, but no one could even notice. (STEWE-1)The ideal members of this society, including Montag, were completely oblivious that there is a war going on around them. ”As he stood there the sky over the house screamed. There was a tremendous ripping sound as if two giant hands had torn ten thousand miles of black linen down the seam. Montag was cut in half. He felt his chest chopped down and split apart. The jet-bombs going over, going over, going over, one two, one two, one two, six of them, nine of them, twelve of them, one and one and one and another and another and another, did all the screaming for him. He opened his own mouth and let

How is it possible for an bland, brainwashed guy to rebel and challenge the system? Somehow, Guy Montag is able to do so. He was brainwashed into thinking that his society is a utopia, and that books were bad but he changes into a thoughtful, rebellious character. In the beginning, he loved to burn books as a fireman. He has a seemingly picture perfect life, until he meets Clarisse, a girl who is fascinated by life. She quietly questions the world and what happens in it. This experience causes Guy Montag to think. This is the turning point for him as he starts to question the world around him. He starts to ask Beatty questions like “Didn’t firemen prevent fires rather than stoke them up and get them going?” (page 31) As he hears the answers

Montag grew closer to Clarisse each time they talked, and he enjoyed that. So this shows that Montag, when he talks to Clarisse, gets to be himself and become independent and has to think for himself instead of everyone else thinking for him.