Fahrenheit 451 Comparison Essay

In the book “Fahrenheit 451”, there contained many characters whose personality traits were polar opposites. For this particular book, it fit the story line well and strengthened the overall plot as the readers were able to identify, relate to, and side with different themes and motives throughout the reading. Two sub characters that I found were quite important to the book “Fahrenheit 451” were Clarisse McClellan and Mildred Montag. Clarisse McClellan, a neighbor of the Montag couple, was a very outgoing and curious girl. She likes to try new things and question situations or even people that she does not quite understand. In her society, she was considered strange and antisocial because she did not act the way that the rest of the people in her community acted. She claimed that when people talked, the more than likely talked about absolutely nothing and noticed that most people did not even know how to initiate or continue a conversation. Another quality that makes Clarisse stand out is her emotions and her interest in other people. She actually cared about Guy as a person and considered him

She never thought about anything and was comfortable with the uneventful life that she led. Mildred Montag is an example of people in this society not talking about anything. When Mildred has her “friends” (Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles) over, they talk about nothing that has substance to it. Montag describes them of being “blabbering tree apes.” Although Mildred and Guy had been married for 10 years, it was easy to tell that Mildred never truly cared about Montag; they might even be considered strangers due to the lack of communication between the two. The only thing Mildred cares for is her “family.” The Montag’s parlor consists of three wall TVs which has complete power over Mildred’s life. Since Mildred must be stimulated at all times, she spends most of her time in from of the television “talking” to her television