How Does Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

In F-451 by Ray Bradbury, Clarisse, Faber, and Granger influenced Montag’s thoughts and actions. Guy Montag is a fireman near the Chicago area. They aren’t any normal firemen, instead of putting out fires, they start them. they viewed the books with disgust so their solution is to burn them. In the novel, Montag meets 3 people that change and direct his decisions.

When Montag meets Clarisse he thinks that he is happy with the perfect job and wife, but then she asks him “Are you happy” (7). At first, he thought that she was crazy for asking him such a question. He couldn’t stop thinking about it and realized that he wasn’t happy. he wanted to know what would make him happy. He started collecting books even though he knew that it was wrong and against the law. Clarisse makes him think about life and changes his actions from doing his job to doing the opposite of it.

While seeking the knowledge, he so desires, he goings to Faber so he can teach about the books. Montag jokes about if someone could burn the firemen’s structure. Faber could teach him but Faber takes him seriously and says “Plant the books, turn in an alarm, and see the firemen’s houses burn, is that what you mean?”(82). Montag is unsure but agrees with the plan in the end. Now he isn’t only not doing his job but going against the other firemen and

He burns Beatty and starts to run to the river even though the hound is on his trail. On the run, he hears voices and finds a small community of bearded men in blue suits who are warming their hands by the fire, and one of them is Granger. Granger and the other men know about Montag and what he has done. He tells him to drink a fluid so that the hound wouldn’t be able to find him. Granger and his group are determined to bring books back to their society. He influences Montag to join his group of intellectual rebels, fill out their plan to memorize books, and pass them down to future