... Montag is the protagonist of the story. In the time of his life when we meet him he is very unhappy with his job, and life in general. Guy is a third generation fireman who destroys books for a living. He has a very distinct typical look for a fireman "Black hair, black brows...fiery face, ... and...blue-steel shaved, but unshaved look. All the men are mirrored images of each other" (23). When Guy meets Clarisse he is walking home from work one day when she introduces herself to Montag. Clarisse is the antithesis of anyone he has ever met. She ... I'm ancient. I'm afraid of children my...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... city in which books are illegal to read or posses, and firemen aren't employed to save houses, but to burn books. There is a fireman named Guy Montag, he lives in a day and age of very high technology. Instead of having televisions they have 'parlors'. Which are rooms where pictures are displayed ... on the walls and it is very interactive. Guy's job as a fireman is not an ordinary fireman's job. In this future time houses have been made fire proof. Therefore there is no need for ... world that is constantly speeding up. She tells him to stop and smell the flowers. This girl is found ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... a part of everyday life. A significant title that catches the eye-"Fahrenheit 451--is coincidentally the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns. Guy Montag, the main character in the story, tells the revelation from his point of view, but it was written in third person. By writing the ... their ears. They want everything and everyone to be the same "they are afraid of change. There are many memorable characters in this book. Guy Montag, a third generation fireman, is the main character of the book. Through different occurrences in his life, he suddenly realizes his own e...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a place isolated from all others to start a new society. He desires a society that values the concepts of individualism and ego. Fahrenheit 451 is a very similar story to Anthem, It follows Guy Montag a firefighter. Firefighters that instead of stopping fires, start them by setting books ablaze. His blurred vision of society is chanced however by a teenager named Clarisse, who comes into his ... he is just an insignificant egotistical underling that has worked by himself. Something which they despise as they believe that any idea not shared by all men is surely worthless. Guy Montag fro...

• Word Count: 2192
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School