Webster’s Dictionary defines character as, “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual”, these qualities can range from a simple opinion, to an action, to a character’s lifestyle. While Guy Montag from Fahrenheit 451 and Wade from Ready Player One are both uniquely distinct, they share many qualities that unites them as one. The first similarity of the two characters is that they both come from a world where modern technology consumes everyone’s daily lives, and both Wade and Montag must realize that a virtual reality, whilst perfect in sense, is not the truth. Montag realizes this after Clarisse asks him if he is truly happy, his immediate answer is a defensive yes, but after his wife tries to commit suicide, and Montag starts to think about his situation, he realizes that his response to Clarisse was a lie. “He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself,” (Bradbury, 9). This sudden realization that Montag has changes his view on almost everything, and caused him to fight the comfort of his daily life to seek the truth left in the real world. Wade also goes through similar circumstances, and when he wins The Hunt, and finally meets …show more content…
Montag’s main goal was to bring actual intellectual data back to everyone, and his main way of doing that was by stealing books, but he was unsure of how to change peoples’ views. When Granger told Montag that, “even when we had books on hand, a long time ago, we didn’t use what we got out of them,” Montag realizes that people must be taught over time, so that they can understand what is being said, rather than having it shoved down their throats. Wade learned patience by persevering and not giving up no matter how long The Hunt took. The first key took Wade, “five long years,” to find (Cline, 9). He had to learn that if he waited and focused he could eventually win The Hunt, and once he learned that, he
Regardless of the rise in technology, society is not becoming anti-intellectual like the society in Fahrenheit 451. In the article, Are we living in Bradbury’s 451? by Mathew Ingram, the author provides valid arguments about technology and how it helps rather than creating or contributing to an anti-intellectual society. Technology informs the population about the news, politics, allows access to online classes, directions to locations immediately, and social interactions around the world. Not only does it benefit us however it also benefits the environment by cutting back on the production and use of paper, helping create a “greener” environment.
Source 1 is a political cartoon that depicts Hitler’s rule in Nazi Germany in 1936. The cartoonist portrays Hitler standing proudly and doing the Nazi salute while proclaiming that he has “restored honour and freedom to the German people.” In 1936, Adolf Hitler contravened the Treaty of Versailles and sent thousands of troops to Rhineland, which is to be a demilitarized land and refused to pay the reparations. By doing so, Hitler appealed to the German people who felt that the treaty, including the War Guilt Clause, was a source of shame to the country and he quickly rose to power. Additionally, Hitler rose Germany out of poverty and reduce unemployment drastically.
The Positive Force of Knowledge “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle,” said Father James Keller. Knowledge is an act of understanding and a source of power, our whole society is based upon knowledge and critical thinking. Although it is sometimes used as a weapon, knowledge can be used for good too. Throughout the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows that the power of knowledge is positive through his characters beliefs, thoughts, and experiences in the story. Bradbury shows the idea of knowledge being a positive influence through his characters beliefs.
(MIP-1) One way the characters can feel disconnected is in relation to the people around them. (SIP-A) In Bradbury’s book, those who are fixated on items seem to be incapable of forming any connection of depth to another person. (STEWE-1)When Montag’s wife Millie invites some friends over, the women show this lack of connection and deeper understanding by the way they speak about politics. Prodded into the topic with the goal of pleasing Montag, they discuss the recent election.
The quote " Character is what you are in the dark" by Dwight Lyman Moody means that we show who we truly are when we face dramatic events. Sometimes, there are events that makes us discover a little bit more about ourselves, perhaps our full potential, our stands on certain topics, etc. The majority of people have certain characteristics that they don't show to everyone, things that they prefer to keep secret. I think this quote is very accurate because we often have to face difficulties to demonstrate who we really are and discover our true potential. Our character is a reflection of the moral and mental qualities that make us distinctive to everybody else.
In Fahrenheit 451, depression caused Guy Montag to become irrational. Ray Bradbury who is the author of Fahrenheit 451 simulated a world, where depression causes Guy Montag to choose irrational actions. Ray Bradbury shows the reader the importance of depression by creating a character named Guy Montag, who begins to question everything he has ever known, and slowly sinks into a depression. At first Guy Montag thinks that he's a happy man, an ordinary man with an ordinary job. Everyday is the same for him, except for one day in particular, when he meets Clarisse McClellan.
Montag displays his determination in his conversation and brawl with Beatty, when escaping the murder of Beatty, and when reaching the river. Montag exemplifies determination when talking with Beatty. Before Montag confronts Beatty, he “felt his right foot, then hit left foot, move. ‘Old man,’ he said, ‘stay with me’”
In the fictional novel "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, the two character Montag and Clarisse, lived in the future where the government is corrupted. As time evolve and the world is changing, the sense of logic become twisted in this society. The world in "Fahrenheit 451" is a place where the idea of "firemen put fires out" appeared to be "long ago" (Bradbury 25). Firemen in this society no longer put out fire, but instead going to start them. The action of a firemen spraying "kerosene" over burning fire is described as an "amazing conductor playing all the symphonies" suggest that this society is twisted (Bradbury 2).
Neil Gaiman once wrote, “some books exist between covers that are perfectly people-shaped” (Gaiman xvi). The idea that books can be defined as the sharing of thoughts and information between people reveals a deeper meaning in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. In Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist faces a society in which books are censored and, thus, burned. This, according to his definition, means that if books become banned, certain connections between people will, too, be destroyed. Ray Bradbury reveals the theme (the importance of books) through the protagonist’s dynamic character, which comes as a result from his conflicts with society.
A usual fireman will try to put off fires but Montag is a fireman that starts a fire with his flamethrower and burns books and the houses where they are illegally kept. Firemen wore helmets that had the numeral numbers of 451 which represented the temperature that paper burns. Montag meets a young girl named Clarrisse and suddenly realizes the emptiness of his life when he was questioned about his happiness. Since then, Montag questions what he had been doing and what he had not and searches for an answer/reason why stuff was like the way it was. Guy Montag can be a brave character because he decides to put himself in a situation where he is the outlier in the society.
(MIP-2) From certain experiences, Montag comes to realize that he’s not actually happy with his life because he discovers that it lacks genuine, valuable, or humane relationships, eventually driving him to find the truth about his society by making him think about and question it. (SIP-A) Montag realizes from his experiences with Clarisse that his relationships in his life lack genuity, value, or humanity. (STEWE-1)
His contact with a 17 year old girl named Clarisse McClellan, an elderly woman who was willing to die for her books, and an old professor named Faber, help Montag start to question things and begin a transformation that takes him from the rule following, book burner; to an idea challenging, book reader
Guy Montag’s journey begins when he realizes that his society is missing something and after initially refusing to let it bother him, he takes action. The first step of the hero’s journey is the Call to Adventure. In this stage of Montag’s journey, he is introduced to a new way of looking at the world. Specifically, in the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury makes known the moment Guy Montag’s life is truly changed, when, “his [Montag’s] hand, with a mind of its own… plunged the book back under his arm, pressed it tight to sweating armpit, rushed out empty, with a magician’s flourish!”(35). The rules of this society prohibit books and the moment Montag stole the book, he had broken the law, signaling that he did not agree with everything in
Some say the most important thing in life is knowledge. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the protagonist is Guy Montag, who is a firefighter that burns books. Montag is faced with enormity and the complexity of books for the first time, he is often confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed. At times he is not even aware of why he does things, feeling his hands are acting by themselves. Montag has certain physiological, sociological, and psychological traits that make him so unique.
What begins the changes in Montag and what are the changes in him? In Ray Braudbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag undergoes major changes because of the influence of other intellects and events; in effect this caused him to ruminate about events that were considered “normal”. Montag’s occupation is firefighting, however he is not the traditional version of a fire fighter. Montag does not put out fire, but rather helps ignite them.