Yet, in Fahrenheit 451, as Montag says, Clarisses favorite subject wasn't herself. ... When they first meet, Clarisse impresses Montag with her inner peace and knowledge. ... When she questions the value of his work as a firemen, Montag is put in a position where he distrusts his own role in this society. ... After Montag meets Clarisse, he begins to change. ... Clarisse has an important transformative power on Montag. ...

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Officer Beatty was trying to explain the danger of books to Montag. The issue that exists in Montag's society is a form of censorship (to an extreme). ... The daily routine of Montag consisted of sleeping and working. ... Officer Beatty let Montag kill him. ... In the "Utopian Society" (The society in 451) as well as in the society today war exists. ...

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This suggests that Montag is finally standing up for what he believes society should do with fire. ... For some time, Montag had felt he was doing a disservice to society as a fireman. ... Montag uses fire as a constructive force to help him confront his issues of society. ... The fact that Montag travels out to the fugitives and frees himself from the corrupt society, Montag has shown progression with himself. ... Montag utilizes fire to right the wrongs of society by killing Beatty and the Hound. ...

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In the book Fahrenheit 451, Beatty (a fireman that works with Montag) is a very logical person. ... In a discussion between Beatty and Montag, Beatty describes the totalitarian society in which they both live. Many of the things he describes of their society have a strong similitude to our own society today. ... Similarities between our society and the one in which the characters Montag and Beatty live are numerous. ... All that I have said so far shows that our society is similar to the one in Fahrenheit 451, we are somewhat headed in the direction their society, and I don't believe that...

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Montag may also like Clarisse because she is unlike everyone else in society, which makes her a significant character. ... Mildred has a negative influence on Montag and through her actions, persuades Montag not to become conformed to society, indirectly. As the novel progresses, Montag does not desire to become conformed to society and refuses to do anything that is related book burning because he refuses to become like Mildred or others in society. ... Mildred opens Montag's eyes to the real world and that most people in society are like her. ... Every character that is mentioned beside...

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Guy Montag's character is very complex. ... He demonstrates this by having enough courage to stand up against society for what he believes in. ... Beatty, another fireman, sees Montag as a threat to his life of instant gratification because Montag wants society to stop burning books. ... Beatty tries to stop Montag from changing society by making Montag very confused at times. ... In the story Montag makes Mildred read the books with him to help Montag understand why a person would die for books. ...

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This is what the fireman, Guy Montag's, life was about. Guy Montag and his fellow fireman pillage homes for books to burn to create a bookless society. ... Being a light in a dark society, Clarissa steers Montag toward the light of individuality. ... Displaying Montag's heroic qualities like: bravery, respect and honesty; Ray Bradbury gives examples of how a society in Fahrenheit 451 never works. Fahrenheit 451 shows how Montag, a book burning king, transforms into a book lover and defies a society by a pondering question of a seventeen year old named Clarissa. ...

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The story takes place in a futuristic American city where books are prohibited and loathed by the common society. ... Captain Beatty's dedications and loyalty toward his job as well as the community may well establish his eminent figure as leader of the society. ... People are exempt from experiencing all sorts of emotions of life because the society only allows futile information to be transferred around. ... The reason is that the permissible books in the society are filled with pointless facts and ludicrous ideas, which fail provide self identity to the common people. ... Unfortunat...

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Montag kills him. ... Professor Faber He is a aging intellectual in a society that does not want him. ... They return to the city after it is destroyed in hopes of building a literate society. Main Setting Montags house This is were guy Montag lives with his wife Millie Montag. ... Guy Montag is a fireman. ...

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This was the way Beatty tried to initially warn Montag about his illegal habits. ... Beatty does this to toy with Montag's mind to get him to stop or confess. ... For example, instead of the Hound chasing Montag, the firemen utilize what today would be called a jetpack to pursue Montag. ... Due to the control of information in this society, it has brought individuals to break the accepted rules of society like Guy Montag because they aren't completely assimilated to this dystopian society. It is proof there is human nature still left in some like Montag. ...

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The film expresses the themes well, shows the ideas of negative dystopian society and censorship. ... Also, she appears to be fond of Montag. ... Instead, Clarisse becomes the one who guides Montag outside the city. ... In the book, we experienced many events with Montag, and see Montag's changing through the whole story. ... Although the book and the movie are quite different versions expressing the story, they both face up the issue of government controlling the society and keeping the citizens thinking at an equally and same place for the maintenance of society. ...

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In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag -the main character of this story- lives in a society full of censorship. ... This particular society has outlawed books; books are to be burned if found. ... Montag soon realizes that he could not create a closer relationship with his wife because of the effect that society has on her. ... That's what's in our society today. ... Although I can't remember the title of the book it had a society full of censorship and a boy, the main character, overcoming the censorship of the society. ...

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That is representative of the society. ... She is the only "smart" person in the society, and she is also representative of hope for the future. ... Later, Montag thinks about Clarisse. ... The "sun" signifies light and a fresh start for a society that was corrupted by censorship. Thus, Clarisse gives hope for a better time when society will be truly happy. ...

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Society establishes a set of rules and laws to keep it stable and its people safe. ... One of the firemen, Guy Montag, is the main character in the story. ... Clarisse tells Montag "I am afraid of children my own age. ... Although, differences have also caused rebellion and revolting among American society. ... Throughout history, people have stood up for what they felt was right in order to better society. ...

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In today's society, minority groups often suffer while attempting to change the world. ... In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury argues through Clarisse, Faber and Montag that in society, minority groups must suffer in order to change the world. ... Clarisse and her family have to be watched so that they will not have any influence on their society. ... Faber loves learning new things and reading books, which is illegal in their society. ... At the beginning of the story, Montag is a robot like the rest of the people in his society. ...

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" Similarly, in Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel, "Fahrenheit 451", protagonist Guy Montag decides to put an end to the censorship of literature in his futuristic-society, where firemen punish anyone who is known to own a book. ... After serving as a fireman and blindly burning books for ten years, Montag meets his new neighbor, Clarisse McClellan, completely changing his perspective on the bland, day-to-day lives that people in their society live, that hold no meaning. ... His boss, Beatty, finds out about their scheme and Montag is unknowingly sent to burn down his own house; Monta...

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One example of the peoples need for television in the book is when Mildred and Montag are in the hallway reading through books after pulling the from the ventilation shaft. ... Another thing wrong with today's society is the censorship in government. In this quote Beatty is talking to Montag about books and what they contain. ... This is similar to today's society in the part that we don't get all the information on everything. ... This example is with Montag and the electric hound and how he escapes the first time it growls at him. ...

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It is a crime, in this society, to own or read books. ... Guy Montag is a fireman who loves his work. ... Not in the world in which fireman Montag lives. ... Millie is an extremely content person and she is happy with the life that she lives, but in contrast to her Clarisse, Montag, and Faber all are individuals who wonder about the society and if the firemen are doing the right thing. ... In the beginning of the novel Montag was content with his life he enjoyed what he did and never questioned the values of the society in which he lived (Novels for Students 144). ...

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The society that we live in undeniably molds our personalities in various ways. ... She genuinely enjoys talking to Montag about nature and people's lives. ... She is a woman model wanted by the society. ... In my opinion she is a slave of her own society. ... To sum up, Mildred is a metaphor for how the society is ruined. ...

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Montag was a firefighter who lives a normal life like everyone else in his society, until he meets a girl who asks him, " are you happy?... Guy Montag used to be a fireman whose job was starting fires and burning books. ... Montag tries to answer the question and find out if he is really happy. ... The life of them seems boring and rigid, she does not think about the future of their lives or even the society, although she has plenty of time to do so. ... Bradbury explains why books are important, and foresees the future mistakes our society might take. ...

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Montag is the protagonist of the story. ... Montag becomes someone Clarisse can confide in. ... Montag is in shock, he is angry with his wife. ... Montag lets her in on a little secret of his. ... Montag returns home to find Mrs. ...

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Guy Montag was one of the major characters, who was named after a paper manufacturing company. ... Montag was on a mission, which he was clumsy and misguided in doing. ... Mildred Montag, another major character of the novel, Guy Montag's wife, had no hope in ending her conflicts within herself. ... He tries to tell Guy Montag a speech describing the fireman with passion and regret. ... The society in this novel shows that the obsession with technology is named after some animals, such as the Electric-Eyed snake and the Mechanical Hound. ...

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Beatty hints that he, somehow, knows that Montag is in possession of a book and lectures Montag about the offensiveness of books. ... Montag is stunned to find that it is his home that is to be burned. Beatty and Montag engage in a scuffle and Beatty is killed via flame-thrower. ... Together, they watch the city burn after war ensued on the town, and return to the rubble shortly thereafter, to rebuild society into a plethora of knowledge. Throughout the book, Guy Montag is constantly changing, either by conforming to society or rebelling. ...

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In the story, a fireman named Guy Montag can't stand going to work every day to burn books. ... Bradbury applies the importance of thought to Montag's society when he writes, " " I don't talk things sir," said Faber. ... In Montag's society thought is the minority because most individuals focus on materialistic items. ... This quote demonstrates Montag's refuse to accept his thoughtless society. The woman who Montag is discussing would rather die with her books than live in a society where thoughts, not books, are truly banned. ...

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These means of technology compare very close to the ones in Montag's civilization. ... Both governments make the society believe that these are used for the good of humanity, but also create extreme evil and total chaos. ... Orwell creates a state of perfect society, which is actually a government having complete and total power. ... When the dangers of having a government that can control what people think and believe strikes Montag, he sees the real truth. ... Montag knows that to be successful in life, you must do your job, and for him it is to burn books, and this is considered igno...

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