... are censored everyday by the high powered government, and to show what damage it can do on society. The main character and protagonist of the story is Guy Montag. At the beginning of the story, he is no more than a fireman who lives without thinking or feeling; by the end of the novel, ... hand that started it all, his hands had been infected, and soon it would be his arms, his hands were ravenous-(Bradbury 60). The way that Guy acts is showing how each and every man is forced to make decisions that he doesn't want to make in order to find the ideal way of ... spirit and individuality. ...

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... are more different than similar and why they are significant characters to the plot. Mildred Montag and Clarisse McCellan are responsible for the change in Guy Montag. In the beginning of the story, Montag is a dignified fireman who burns books of people who own them. Montag sees nothing ... realizes that Mildred is not someone he desires to live and spend the rest of his life with. Thus, Mildred is responsible for a change in Guy Montag as well, which makes her a significant character in the novel. Mildred Montag can be considered a conformist in Fahrenheit 451 because she is a ... rel...

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