In the novel Clarisse automatically doesn’t fit into the society, she happens to be more open minded in which it makes her question any subject. Clarisse also seems very curios about other people’s lives, Clarisse shows how she 's not scared of breaking rules by talking to Montag who at the moment happens to be a firefighter. I believe Montag found her personality unique, he had never had a conversation like that with anyone and not even his wife. For example “Are you happy? she said. Am I what? he cried. But she was gone— running in the moonlight. Her front door shut gently. Happy of all the nonsense.” This quote is a prefect example of how Clarisse leaves Montag questioning his life, if he truly is happy and if his wife remembers the first
“It was a pleasure to burn. ”(Ray Bradbury, p.g 1) This book is interesting and catches readers attentions and because of how different they do there jobs in that world.
In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag repeats “consider the lilies of the field (Bradbury 74)” to remind himself to be subdued in his journey of discovering the meaning of books in past and present society. Montag is on a path to disclose the truth behind the forbidden books. This is a tough and challenging task, but he must be careful with how he handles this. He cannot bring light to his plan, or he will be shut down quickly and fail to make any changes. This quote he remembers from the bible is crucial for this point of the story.
This quote from George Orwell's novel 1984 ties heavily into the world and reactions of society created in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The most prevalent and literal link back to the quote is from part one of the novel, where Montag’s wife describes what has happened to Clarisse: "She's gone for good. I think she's dead. Run over by a car. Four days ago...
Leina Nguyen Kalra Period 2 April 3, 2023 Values, Morals, and Other Trivial Matters Many dystopian novels show the ugly side of society and government by creating a world ruled by dictatorship and censorship. Fahrenheit 451 shows just this, a book modernized and set in a society ruled by technology, a realistic fiction that shows the effects of oppression and propaganda. The protagonist in the novel is a middle-aged man named Montag, a fireman who works for the government to burn books, as they are considered a threat to their peaceful lifestyle. Throughout the novel, Montag, the main character, changes and grows as he meets new people and learns to form his own ideologies.
(Bradbury, P. 9) Clarisse’s family is different than the normal family; they talk to each other, and let Clarisse be herself. Therefore, Clarisse never lost her childhood ideals. She is still free the think for herself, be kind, and be curious. When Montag meets Clarisse, the two clash in an interesting way.
Knowledge and Ignorance in Fahrenheit 451 Imagine a society where all books are banned from the public and if any are found they are burned into ashes. This is a reality in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, which delves deep into problems a society becoming more and more dependant on technology may face. In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury shows many problems which range from technology to violence, one important topic that is discussed is knowledge and the theme that a society cannot function without knowledge You can clearly see this idea starting to form within the first few pages of the novel, when the protagonist Guy Montag has an interaction with a girl named Clarisse. As they are talking Guy Montag says “You think too many things”(pg 9).
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Montag, the main character, goes from loving his job to rethinking of his job. Montag came in mind that his job not only hurt him but also hurt society. He began to realize that he no longer enjoyed his job. Montag did not like the fact of knowing that his job was only hurting other people.
Sophia Callahan 4/5th “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid,” Benjamin Franklin. In the book Fahrenheit 451 Montag is just your average fire firefighter, no need to learn more about life. Then he met Clarisse, though just a teenager, she knew so many things about life, and was so eager to expand her knowledge of the world.
From one of his first experiences with Clarisse, Montag feels something that he realizes he never felt before in his daily life. He ponders to himself, "How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?" (Bradbury 8). What Montag is pondering about is how she behaved so attentive and natural towards
As Clarisse questions why Montag begins to think about his actions and how they affect people as well as society. The reader realizes Montag is a puppet in the dystopian society following the protocol as he is told by society. Montag’s inability to reason with what he is doing makes him gullible. Montag’s society would consider him dangerous within his society, but in reality he is escaping what is a dysfunctional.
She is the first person who challenges Montag and gets him to truly think. She triggers Montag’s questioning of life, what he is doing, and his relationship with his wife Mildred. Upon their first encounter Clarisse begins asking Montag questions, questions about a time when firefighters put out flames not started them, a time when life was a bit slower. She asks, “Are you happy?” once Clarisse is home Montag responds, “Of course I’m happy.
What’s a world without communicating? That is like asking what a birthday party is without cake. A world without there being a constant form of communication is a non functionable world. The World that montag lies in is barley functional. There is crime happening everywhere.
He attempts to search for it in books. In this sense, Clarisse is the reason Montag reads, without her Montag may never been inspired to read. Lastly, Montag confirms Clarisse as a role model in the quote, “He was surprised to learn how certain he suddenly was on a single fact he could not prove… Clarisse had walked here, where he was walking now.” (138). This quote symbolically shows how Montag has seen Clarisse as a role model.
Everybody has a point in life where someone reminds them of something they have long forgotten and suddenly everything make sense. In the dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury titled Fahrenheit 451, the curious, sweet girl of the name Clarisse pops the bubble that Montag lives in. Bradbury includes Clarisse in the story to act as an eye opener for Montag. She introduces him to a past where firemen put out fires instead of starting them. Clarisse remains immune to the chatter of television and instead gazes through a kaleidoscope of colors that filters out the dull views of the government.
Clarisse enlightens Montag on the past when people were not afraid to share their thoughts and opinions. Speaking without a filter in her mind, Clarisse immediately connects with Montag. He had not felt like that in a long while as his wife can get caught up in her own mind. Clarisse asks