Character Analysis Of Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451'

There are two different types of people in the world, those who follow the rules and those who do not. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about a futuristic time period where people no longer read books. Not only do they not read anymore but it is illegal. In this town the government controls what their people learn, and how they must think. In Ray Bradbury 's novel, Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury creates the stereotypical character, Mildred who does not think for herself versus Clarisse, a character who is not afraid to question things and who constantly challenges society.
Mildred is a stereotypical character who only knows what the government and other people tell her. "And in her ears the little Seashells, the thimble radios

",,Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?,," (Bradbury 3). Clarisse is constantly wanting to learn the truth and make sure that the facts she has been given is correct. This is what makes her different from all of the other characters in the novel. Clarisse knows that reading and learning is breaking the law, but she does not care. She values an education and knows knowledge is key. Because of this, Clarisse is seen as a misfit delinquent. Not many people understand her, but towards the end of the story, Montag

"Social media makes us less social," says Lavely. Instead of talking face to face and learning about each other, we sit inside and text. This is true now and in the novel Fahrenheit 451, Mildred had no social skills, so she refuses to ask questions. This makes her gullible to ideas around her, and this in turn allows people to take advantage of her. "Simple math has been drilled into us from the time we first entered school starting with addition, but as we advanced in math our dependency upon calculators seemed to increase," says Levely. This is also true in the novel, readers see characters who are dependent on other people to tell them information, so they do not have to think for