Montag's Perception Of Life In Fahrenheit 451

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The perception of life could be split into two things: joy and happiness. These things could make or break emotional stability.This is evident in the story Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury our main character Montag has experiences that change him slowly throughout the text. These experiences would shape him into a wiser man than he was in the beginning of the text.others may argue that you don't say that you really only need one because it decreases the chances of negativity from entering your life,but I disagree that you only have one perspective to be happy because ,montag still felt empty with the books ,montag needed something else for the books to work.

Montag is still sad/empty with the books; this is because he only focuses on what they …show more content…

We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing. I looked around. The only thing I positively knew was gone was the books I'd burned in ten or twelve years. So I thought books might help."This is significant because it shows that he is missing something even with the books,in this piece of evidence it shows that he thought that books would help him but they just left his with more unanswered questions,while the text develops into something more serious as Montag become more and more reckless,this is important to realize as montag has become more unstable.Another example, is shown on the same page (78)when it states "It would be funny if it were not serious. It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in books. The same things could be in the `parlor families' today. The same infinite detail and awareness could be projected through the radios and televisors, but are not. No, no, it's not books at all you're looking for!''This is significant because it shows even with Fabers assistance Montag is still riddled with questions and left even more confused ,even with Fabers wisdom and experience

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