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Influence Of Montag In Fahrenheit 451

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In every book you read there are always characters that influence the protagonist. They are there to direct the main character in the right direction or to create a change in the main character. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury there are many characters the influence Guy Montag who was a fireman in the story. Montag is living in a time period where fireman don’t put fires out but they start fire. The reason they burn books is to keep people from learning new thing and thinking about things. They wanted everyone to know only the bare minimum and what the government wanted them to think. Montag starts to realize that burning books is causing his life to have no meaning. Throughout the book the characters of Clarisse, Mrs. Blake, and Faber all influenced him. …show more content…

Clarisse show Montag that he is not in love anymore by rubbing a dandelion under his chin and it does not rub off on his chin. Clarisse says to him, ” what a shame, you’re not in love with anyone” (19). This make him start thinking about how much Mildred really means to him and discovered that they both do not remember where they met. Clarisse tells him how she has lived her life and that’s shows Montag how he can charge the way he lives his life. Montag is really the only one that will talk to Clarisse and he learns the difference between how he lives and how Clarisse

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