Unique Ideas In Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

Bradbury shows how unique ideas, such as the ones expressed by Clarisse, can affect how a person, Guy Montag, thinks and acts. The unique ideas have a big impact on Montag causing him to make “odd” decisions. Which puts the world they are living in a step closer to having more compassion and not being afraid of the past like they currently are.

I. Introduction A. Thesis B.

II. Body Paragraph 1

• Upon saying “unique ideas” I am referring to the teenage neighbor of guy Montag, Clarisse, and the way she thinks.

• Clarisse thinks differently than most in the society they live in. For example she says, “"Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” Not many other people in that society would ask something like that because they more

Like when she says “"Is it true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?”” If she listened to what government says she wouldn’t be asking that question but she is rebellious.

• After talking to guy Montag he, slowly, begins to think more like her.

• This results in him doing numerous illegal activities.

• Some of the illegal activities referred to is coveting books, reading books, and murder.

• This is very unlike the original Guy Montag we learned about.

• The original guy Montag was a firm believer in what the government enforced.

• In fact, his job was to enforce the government’s message by burning books.

III. Body Paragraph

• Montag is characterized using Clarisse.

• Once again when the two characters are talking you can recognize the difference.

• One of these recognizable differences is that Montag is more of a rule follower and isn’t at curious and attentive as Clarisse.

IV. Body paragraph 3

• This affects the novel as a whole because if Clarisse had been the same as everyone else and not talked to Montag then Montag’s view on his life would’ve remained the same and he never would have question weather or not he was happy

• Before Clarisse had gone inside she said to Montag “Are you happy” this resulted in Montag saying things like “Of course I'm happy. What does she think? I'm not? He asked the quiet rooms. “ But in general it made him think about his life and if he was happy.

• When saying think about life in general I am referring to that it made him think about the past and how most of society was afraid of it and what it might uncover.

• Continuing with how it affects the whole novel, if Montag remained in the same mind-set then he wouldn’t have stolen the books which would take the entire current story line away.

• This would make the novel a completely different