In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury criticizes the loss of interrelationship in a totalitarian society. Bradbury explains how relationships are important through Montag’s relationship with Mildred, Clarisse and parent’s relationship with their children. As Montag, the protagonist, meets a girl named clarisse Mcclellan, he starts to gain a strong relationship with him, they began to talk more about the society and he realizes that the society is losing importance of relationships. Bradbury criticizes the lack of interrelationships through Montag and Clarisse’s relationship. Montag and Clarisse’s relationship is much different than any other relationships in the book. What makes their relationship really strong is they both agree on the same things and have a lot in common. When Clarisse talks to Montag, her question make him think deeply about what she is saying in the conversation. In Montag and Clarisse’s conversation Montag wonders why she …show more content…
Parents in this society drop their children off to school and essentially forget about them. Parents don’t care about their children and let them do whatever they want. For example, in part 1, Montag experiences children driving really fast and violence. They don’t develop a strong relationship because they don’t care to spend time with their children. the children sit at home and watch T.V on the parlor walls. An example of some who does not have a good relationship with her children is Mrs. Bowles. “ Go home … to your children who hate your guts”! In this society parents constantly have babies and just abandon them. When Clarisse asks Montag if he wanted children, he told her that Mildred did not want kids. The society either has children that get abandoned or they don’t wants kids at all. This proves that relationships between parents and children in this totalitarian society have no
The first event that results in Montag becoming a dynamic character is his conversations with Clarisse McClellan. She is seventeen, and people consider her insane and anti-social. She is considered anti-social, because she is talkative and expressive. In Bradbury’s made up world, the meaning of social is staring at the parlor walls (large TV screens), and having no thought at all. Clarisse is very different from the rest: “I rarely watch the ‘parlor walls’ or go to races or Fun Parks. So I’ve lots of time for crazy thoughts, I guess. Have you seen the two-hundred-foot-long billboards in the country beyond town? Did you know that once the billboards were only twenty feet long? But cars started rushing by so quickly they even had to stretch the advertising out so it would last” (pg.7).Clarisse’s enthusiastic and cheerful disposition lightens Montag’s attitude, making him a more optimistic person. He is not so closed-minded anymore, and he learns to be himself, and sometimes care free. Montag learns to see the brighter side of things and believe in him...
Firstly, Montag is influenced by Clarisse McClellan because she is the first person he has met that is not like the rest of the society. Clarisse is a young 17 year old girl that Montag quickly becomes very fond of. Clarisse influences Montag by the way she questioned Montag, the way she admires nature, and her death. Clarisse first influenced Montag by the way she began questioning him often. Her questions would make him think for himself unlike the rest of society. “Then she seemed to remember something and came back to look at him with wonder and curiosity. “Are you happy?” she said. “Am I what?” he cried. But she was gone- running in the moonlight” (Bradbury, 10). Clarisse was one of the only people that Montag had ever met that had ever asked him that. This question that she asked him influenced him because he thinks about, and Montag asks himself tha...
Clarisse infers what happens when censorship continues to be allowed. She is a strong character used to alter Montag’s thinking. Clarisse tells of a near utopic time years before when there were porches on houses, families and neighbors socializing, and having a book wasn’t illegal, before government control began by taking the porches off the houses to prevent socializing. That first action evolved into book burning enacted censorship. Clarisse helps Montag open his eyes and see the world in a different way. She loves nature and tells him about things he had possibly forgotten. "Bet I know something else you don 't. There 's dew on the grass in the morning." He suddenly couldn 't remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable.” (Bradbury 3) She helps him realize that the government using censorship and denying the people the freedom of what they can read and the ability to learn is producing a stupid
Clarisse and her family were different from everyone else in the society where Montag lived. Every night they would sit around the table and talk for hours, which was not very common. She inspired Montag to be brave and express himself like she did everyday. As stated in the novel, “ ‘Are you happy?’ she said” (7). After Clarisse said this, Montag realized he really was not happy. These three simple words caused him to entirely change himself for the better. The rest of the bridge of the song “Brave” also shows a connection-- “Maybe there's a way out of the cage where you live / Maybe one of these days you can let the light in / Show me how big your brave is” (Antonoff and Bareilles) These lines closely relate to what Clarisse is telling Montag when she asks him the life changing question. She helped Montag to take action and be brave. Before Clarisse came along, Montag was in a “cage” that he could not get out of. She influenced Montag to be like her just because of her normal and everyday actions. In conclusion, Clarisse influenced Montag to take action for what he believed in and finally break out of his
While many people might think that because Guy Montag started out as a firefighter he can not be considered a ‘good guy’ or a hero, but it should be noted that his thoughts and actions are those of a person with good intentions despite starting out as a ‘bad guy’. In my first paragraph I will be stating reasons on why guy Montag should be considered a good guy or a hero. In the second paragraph I will state why his actions and thoughts do not make him a bad person. Lastly, I will state why Montag's actions and thoughts make him a good person.
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag at first assumes his position as a fireman, burning books and enforcing the laws of the government 's policies, providing stability in his world. His job as a firemen allows him to obtain books without arising too much suspicion. At first, these books don 't have a big impact on Montag. However, after talking with Clarisse, and hearing of a past where people lived not in fear and mindlessly, Montag soon realizes an importance to the books. With this realization also comes the conflict of whether rebelling to achieve and bring back the way of the past is worth it, or if rebelling against the societal laws and norms isn 't worth it for him. With all factors such as family, current relations with
Montag finds himself starting to grow fascinated with Clarisse and her eccentric idea’s. He hopes that when he gets off work ...
She does not express her views of the world since she spends her days watching and “communicating” with the parlor walls. Because of this, she is very forgetful of personal events and careless of others. Bradbury 40, Montag thinks back to when he and Mildred first met. “The first time we met, where was it and when?” “Why it was at-” She stopped. “I don't know,” she said. Also in Bradbury 49, Mildred states, “..let me alone. I didn't do anything,” as Montag shares his book conflict. This shows how Mildred lacks in thinking and considering the feelings of others. Therefore, she is the opposing side of the theme of the
Montag feels this deep connection to Clarisse and feels there is some underlying reason they have
In Montag’s society, everyone is the same, and no one questions anything that is happening around them. Clarisse, a girl who questions the way their society works, tells Montag, ‘“They
The lost of connections with people, and when people don’t think for themselves can lead to a corrupt and violent society. Thats why in the novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag learns that when thinking for your own self you can achieve your goals. Having connections with other people like Clarisse and Montag is a good thing and not bad. They both learn that thinking different and have a real connection with other people can help society and not turn it into a corrupt and violent society.
(AGG) Why might someone reject their society? (BS-1) At first, Montag agreed with his society. (BS-2) There were important events that caused Montag to start to change by questioning his society. (BS-3) Towards the end of the novel, Montag hated his society, and wanted to change it. (TS) There are some things that can cause a person to reject their society, and a person who agrees with their society can learn to reject it.
As we get start to close in on identifying Montag’s individuality, he lets it all out when he talks to Beatty. Montag started to defend Clarisse from Beatty and said, “She saw everything. She didn’t do anything to anyone. She just let them alone” (Bradbury 108). This being said from Montag, it emphasizes that Clarisse was being herself, an individual who only wanted to see the world different without harm. Other people saw her as a threat
Some characters like Montag did not succumb to the ignorance of society. Unlike Mildred characters like Montag believed in the power books and knowledge. Montag was once like Mildred until he met Clarisse; his neighbor. Clarisse was different from anyone Montag had ever met. She made him question his career, his happiness and even his marriage. After talking to Clarisse, Montag realizes he’s been ignorant for his whole life and begins a dangerous search for knowledge. After eventually stealing a book and reading it Montag realized that knowledge is really important. Books symbol knowledge because they provide their readers with information they did not know prior to opening the book. Montag no longer believed that ignorance was bliss “”. Through Montag’s fight for knowledge Bradbury is able to help the readers to understand that people are afraid of knowledge because they fear making mistakes. “You’re afraid of making mistakes. Don’t be. Mistakes can be profited by” says Faber (Bradbury 104). Knowledge is gained from experience. The best and worst sides of Montag were revealed during his journey because he made mistakes and learned from them. At the end of the novel Montag like readers comes to the realization that knowledge and experiences is the true meaning of life.
Montag is influenced by Clarisse a lot. And, her impact on him is tremendous. She questions his whole life, teaches him to appreciate the simple things, and to care about other people and their feelings. “You're peculiar, you're aggravating, yet you're easy to forgive..”(Bradbury 23) Through all Clarisse's questioning, Montag knows that she is trying to help him. Because of her help and impact on him, Montag is changed forever.