The woman ends up starting the fire and burning with her books, and when Montag sees what she does first hand, it begins to bother him. He brings this scene up to his wife in a way that seems like he wants to prove to everyone else in society that he is not the only person that feels this way. This is also the first time Montag goes to steal a book; coincidentally, the book is the last known remaining copy of the Bible. Another incident, was when Montag was on the subway, and an advertisement for Denham’s Dentifrice, a type of dental detergent, came on, causing Montag to stand up on the subway yelling “Shut up, shut up, shut up!” because he was trying to remember the lilies of the field from a part of the Bible (74-76). To conclude, in Bradbury’s book, happiness is an illusion to the majority of society and they never truly experience happiness or sadness. From Montag’s point of view, he goes against everything he has ever known to reach true happiness, whether he realizes it or not. Montag meets Clarisse, the curious neighbor, learns about the past, and struggles through first hand battles to attain
The woman ends up starting the fire and burning with her books, and when Montag sees what she does first hand, it begins to bother him. He brings this scene up to his wife in a way that seems like he wants to prove to everyone else in society that he is not the only person that feels this way. This is also the first time Montag goes to steal a book; coincidentally, the book is the last known remaining copy of the Bible. Another incident, was when Montag was on the subway, and an advertisement for Denham’s Dentifrice, a type of dental detergent, came on, causing Montag to stand up on the subway yelling “Shut up, shut up, shut up!” because he was trying to remember the lilies of the field from a part of the Bible (74-76). To conclude, in Bradbury’s book, happiness is an illusion to the majority of society and they never truly experience happiness or sadness. From Montag’s point of view, he goes against everything he has ever known to reach true happiness, whether he realizes it or not. Montag meets Clarisse, the curious neighbor, learns about the past, and struggles through first hand battles to attain