Yes, thought Montag that’s the one I’ll save for later. For noon… When we reach the city. The warmth of the sheer rays from the sun wake Montag. His eyes slowly open and it takes his body a minute to get adjusted to his surroundings. He can feel the coarse grass on his face as he lies motionless in an unfamiliar place. His muscles begin to contract and he moves around in the grass. As he becomes more consciously aware, the peace and serenity that he was feeling fades away, and reality sinks in. The memories of the murder of Beatty, the friendship with Faber, the nonexistent love with Mildred, and the obliteration of his city all flood his brain. There he lies fully aware but motionless and numb to the world. His memories …show more content…
Montag collects himself enough to start walking towards the city as he represses all those memories of despair and hurt. He takes one last look behind him to fully release all that has happened. He then begins to run to the wondrous city. Montag feels an intense force go through his body as he crosses the mysterious, cloudy vortex. All around him are people who are radiating with delight, naiveness, and innocence. He looks to the left and pauses, “She is reading” Montag …show more content…
Clarisse shares with Montag that her entire family was almost killed by the government for knowing too much. The government said we were a threat to society and needed to be eliminated. Clarisse’s Uncle was very educated and knew the things they had to do in order to live. They then escaped in the night, but the government did not seem to care. The government then tried to cover it up by saying that she got hit by a car. Clarisse’s family then made it to the same intellects that Montag had been with, and they directed them to the city. Their family then reached the city, where Montag is now. They realized that books were allowed and accepted in that society, and have been living there for the ever since. About three hours go by of Clarisse pouring her brain out to Montag, and finally they look around and see that it is nighttime. The two of them gaze at the stars and let out a small
And everything she said made Montag start to think. While Montag and Clarisse were walking, Clarisse asked Montag “ How long is it since you were really bothered?” she said knowing he didn’t think enough to even be bothered by something. “About something important, about something real?” He heard this question and never thought about it, he reacted impulsively and thought she was crazy for asking such a question. Clarisse later asked him a very deep question and said “Are you happy?” Of course Montag said the first thing that he thought he felt, and said that yes, he was happy. but clarisse knew the truth, that he didnt know what happy was to be able to say that and thats why she asked. Even though Montag didnt think about the question then, once he enters his house he cant shake the question. When clarisse asks these questions she asks them seriously. However when Montag hears these questions he thinks they are obscure and laughs as if his answers are obvious. So clarisse asks him another brain teasing question and says “You laugh when i haven’t been funny, and you answer right off. you never stop to think what i have asked you.” This really gets into Montags head, weather he knows it, or not. And things Soon begin to change.
In conclusion, Clarisse shares her view on life and introduces Montag to the wonders of books and knowledge. Just after talking to her a few times, Montag begins to imitate her personality and view the world as she does. Clarisse metaphorically acts as window between Montag’s old life and the life Clarisse introduces to him. After his discovery of books due to his renowned intellectual curiosity, he continues the path to awareness and wisdom.
The journey that Montag and John both take gives them a new purpose for life, “I’m not thinking. I’m just doing like I’m told, like always. You said get the money and I got it. I didn’t really think of
... ideas in books and understand them. Before this Montag never questioned the way he lives, he was blinded by all the distractions. The role that Clarisse plays in the book enables Montag to break free of the ignorance.
Although Bromden is physically strong, he is made to believe he is weak by the way he is treated inside the ward. This antagonizing provokes Bromden to hide in his fog; therefore, making him weak. Just like Bromden, Montag is oblivious to the world that lies outside his understanding. Montag’s pleasures lie in burning the book and homes where they are found. Through the help of McMurphy and Clarisse, both Bromden and Montag come to realize true freedom.
...e he did something while feeling something else. Montag actually said to his self "I went around doing one thing and feeling another.“ Montag was astonished by his anatomize of himself and what he did in his life and is confused about how it all happened. Montag says "It was only the other night everything was fine and the next thing I know I'm drowning.“ He actually says to himself how fast he changed - from one day to another. Wondering about his work, Mildred, marriage and the society he lives in. Montag has now changed from being a "happy" man, to an aware, thinking, and analyzing human being totally different from the society his lives in. Although Montag have had his fights throughout the book, it appears to me, that the right place for Montag to be was the forest, where he ended after running, as Faber told him to do so. when the Mechanical Hound was after him.
Fahrenheit 451’s Relevance to Today Fahrenheit 451’s relevance to today can be very detailed and prophetic when we take a deep look into our American society. Although we are not living in a communist setting with extreme war waging on, we have gained technologies similar to the ones Bradbury spoke of in Fahrenheit 451 and a stubborn civilization that holds an absence of the little things we should enjoy. Bradbury sees the future of America as a dystopia, yet we still hold problematic issues without the title of disaster, as it is well hidden under our democracy today. Fahrenheit 451 is much like our world today, which includes television, the loss of free speech, and the loss of the education and use of books. Patai explains that Bradbury saw that people would soon be controlled by the television and saw it as the creators chance to “replace lived experience” (Patai 2).
Clarisse, as well as Faber and Granger, represent the more thoughtful minority population. As perceived in the book, Clarisse is a young, free-spirited, curious individual who somewhat enlightens Montag. From their first encounter, Clarisse introduces Montag to different styles of thinking. Clarisse’s remarks such as “the leaves smell like cinnamon,” (Pg. 13), initially make Montag feel uneasy but then curious as to why she would know this. Montag mentions that she is one of first people trying to uncover more about him. Montag seems refreshed by Clarisse, which in turn make him question his relationship with Mildred. Their initial conversation is the focal point of the book, revealing to the audience that Montag is different and more capable of thinking. Additionally, Bradbury makes it seem like the other characters who don’t question society such as Mildred and Beatty, are threatened by Clarisse and her way of thinking. Mildred acknowledges Montag and Clarisse short friendship in a harsh way and is glad to mention to Montag that Clarisse has been killed at the end of the first chapter. Clarisse’s character is assumed to have been hit by a car and killed during the middle of the first section. Although her role in the novel is fairly short, her first few meetings with Montag make a huge impact on the story
Montag woke up suddenly by a bright flashing light and a loud clap of thunder, he jerked up from his bed. As Montag tries to fall back asleep, he remembers his horrible past. Bolting through the towering forest with cuts and bruises, weak legs, giving it everything he's got to stay alive. Montag was shaken to hear a noise in the leaves after dusk in the forest but soon finds out its one of his friends from the intellectual group, Thomas.
...ity in time. Unfortunately, Montag realizes that they are no longer there and neither is the city they all once knew. After thinking of Faber and McCiellan, he thinks about Mildred and when they first met in Chicago. Montag and the others are knocked down by the explosion. Shortly after, Montag and the others are able to stand up. The group and Montag look at what now remains of the city they came from. The men then start a small fire to make and eat breakfast. Following breakfast, they make plans to walk upstream more. The group and Montag continue their journey and Granger reminds Montag that only books are important, they as individuals are not. As the group walks down the riverside, Montag then thinks of a passage from the bible. Montag tells the group the passage and they keep it in mind as they head towards a new city, a new start, a new beginning.
During Clarisse and Montag’s first encountering, Clarisse asks, “Are you happy?” (Bradbury 10). The question Clarisse asked Montag motivates him to doubt about the meaning of his life and what he does as a firefighter. Clarisse’s interrogation revealed the absence of love, pleasure, and contentment in his life. Walking home after meeting Clarisse, Montag could not stop the inquiry of what he has done in the last ten years of being a fireman and why he does it. It encourages Montag to start his journey to find explanations of why the government wants their people to conform and the reasons behind burning books. This novel would not be able to function without the motivations of Clarisse towards
As Montag continues his journey to enlightenment, similar to the prisoner, he progresses to the stage of belief, embodied by Clarisse. Montag initially meets Clarisse, a social outcast, while walking home from work one day. From their first encounter, he notices that she constantly questions society and the ways of the world. They begin to develop a friendship but it is abruptly cut short when she suddenly disappears. One day, about a week after her disappearance, “[h]e didn’t know what there was about the afternoon, but it was not seeing her somewhere in the world. [....] [A]t first he did not even know he missed her or was even looking for her, [...] there were vague stirrings of dis-ease in him. Something was the matter, his routine had
Clarisse is a young, but intelligent girl that, unlike many children in the novel, was raised with discipline. “I was spanked when i needed it, years ago.” Clarisse said to Montag referring to how she was raised. Kids used to be loving and caring, but now it’s not like that anymore. The world is a dystopia and everyone has lost hope, but Clarisse, her family, a group of hobos who want to join the fight for books, and a secret team of Harvard graduates. Clarisse met a man named Montag, who is a firefighter that burns books down along with the house they were in if the owner of the books refuses to reveal their location. Clarisse walked with Montag, right after they had met, and told him of the many things life has to offer that he doesn’t see because he is caught up in burning books for a living. She caught Montag’s emotions and this is what ultimately ended up with Montag deciding he was going to stop burning books and even help the Harvard graduates memorize and spread the words and knowledge of the books that remain. Clarisse filled Montag with empathy and this changed Montag’s view of life
“Revealing the truth is like lighting a match. It can bring light or it can set your world on fire” (Sydney Rogers). In other words revealing the truth hurts and it can either solve things or it can make them much worse. This quote relates to Fahrenheit 451 because Montag was hiding a huge book stash, and once he revealed it to his wife, Mildred everything went downhill. Our relationships are complete opposites. There are many differences between Fahrenheit 451 and our society, they just have a different way of seeing life.
You take advantage of your life every day. Have you ever wondered why? You never really think about how much independence you have and how some of us treat books like they’re useless. What you don’t realize is that both of those things are the reason that we live in such a free society. If we didn’t have books and independence, we would treat death and many other important things as if it were no big deal. That is the whole point of Ray Bradbury writing this book.