Guy Montag in Farenheit 451

As the main character of Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is obviously an important character. Although his physical characteristics are not described in detail, his emotional, social, and intellectual characteristics are well-defined. Throughout the story, Guy Montag undergoes many hardships, which shapes a completely new personality. By the end of the story, he has a new point of view that allows him to think and feel differently.

At the beginning of the story, Montag is emotionally stable. It is evident that he is happy with his job when he says, “Kerosene is nothing but perfume to me.” He describes their routine as “Well, it's a job just like any other. Good work with lots of variety. Monday, we burn Miller; Tuesday, Tolstoy; Wednesday, Walt Whitman; Friday, Faulkner; and Saturday and Sunday, Schopenhauer and Sartre. We burn them to ashes and then burn the ashes. That's our official motto.” However, as soon as he meets his new neighbor, Clarisse, he is forever changed. She describes a time when people actually read books, a time when you could think freely. She then moves on to question whether or not Montag is really happy. Although Montag does not immediately realize it, he is not happy. This becomes evident when he vomits at the scent of kerosene after returning home from burning a woman’s home. When faced with challenges, Montag becomes irritated. This is especially evident at the end of the story when Beatty confronts Montag outside of his house. Montag burns him and knocks out the other firemen. However, he mourns his death and realizes that he did in fact want to die.

Montag has an interesting social life. Near the beginning of the story, he does not really know anyone that well. Even his own wife seems like...

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...ying of an “unknown, a street face” o Thinks of her at the end when the city is bombed

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Intellectual:

• Open minded: Clarisse

• More intellectual than others; thinks outside of the box

Requirements:

3 our of 5 character traits

Min 1 quote per section

Min 5 paragraphs

Should be around 2 pages

MLA format

CONSISTENT TENSES

Please write a two-three page character analysis on one character from Fahrenheit 451. The requirements are as follows:

• Structure needs to include an introduction, body and conclusion

• The body needs to include one paragraph for three of the listed attributes: emotional, social, philosophical, physical and intellectual

• Provide at least one quote from the novel for each of the three body paragraphs that support your character analysis (10 points)

• 12 font, double spaced, PDF (3 points)

This assignment is due at 11:55 p.m., Friday, May 30.