Montag's Perspectives On Fahrenheit 451

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Montag’s perspectives Guy Montag is the main character in the novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’. This story is set in a future where books are burned in order to prevent disruptions in society. Montag’s job as a fireman is to ensure the burnings of those books. Throughout the novel, Montag’s personality alters into a new person. The type of people he has been putting a stop to all his life. I’m going to explain the developments Montag has gone through in Fahrenheit 451, including what he used to be like, his influences, and what he is like afterwards. Fahrenheit 451 begins with a graphic, detailed description of Montag destroying a house filled with books; it’s his job, after all. In this time period, even though firemen do the opposite of what they do today, they’re still considered the good guys. Well, that’s what they believe themselves to be. “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door… Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man” pg 58. This symbolizes the power of knowledge that books contain. Loaded guns, or your neighbor, cause disruptions in the society, and that’s what firemen are sought to put out. Montag takes pleasure in his job, for he believes he is doing the right thing. But this all changes with the help of one subordinate character. Clarisse McClellan is a minor character that Montag meets after walking home from work. …show more content…

He has opened his eyes and now believes that books shouldn’t be burned. They aren't filled with lies, they’re filled with somebody’s imagination. He has gone as far as hoarding books, believing in their potential. At the end of the story, Montag meets Granger, who takes him in and hides him from the authorities. He encourages Montag to remember and comprehend what he has read on his quest, thus preserving books in his head , where they can’t be burned. Montag has developed far enough to save literature and help create a literate

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