From Guy to Hero When we hear the word ‘hero’ we think about those who fight for our country out at war or those who put their lives in jeopardy everyday protecting their community like a police officer or fireman‚ all of these citizens doing this for a small wage in comparison to Rap artists who rhyme profane words making millions of dollars. However you don’t have to live on the streets or have more money than sense to be a hero‚ you just have to make a difference. In the end identifying someone
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Fahrenheit 451 is based on a society in the future‚ where technology is empowering. Books of all kinds are burned to ashes. Firefighters no longer put fires out‚ but start them instead. Guy Montag was a firefighter himself. In a world where fire and the smell of kerosene bring pleasure‚ Montag needed someone like Clarisse to introduce him to happiness. While coming home from work one day‚ Montag runs into Clarisse Mcclellan. He notices her because she is doing something very different. She was enjoying
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Montag and Anderton thought they knew their companies‚ but they only knew what the companies wanted them to know. John Anderton and Guy Montag work for companies that are regular in their society‚ but they soon realise that the companies are not perfect and they are actually bad for their society. The roles of Anderton and Montag as iconoclasts in their society have negative effects but are ultimately portrayed as positive figures in their societies. Montags job in the beginning of the novel was
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Fahrenheit 451 Having a “Foil” in a story can really change the outcome of the ending; this is exactly what happened in Fahrenheit 451. Clarisse’s character influence so much in the story that thanks to Clarissa‚ Montag realized how books played an important role in his life and his society. In the story Fahrenheit 451 Montag worked as a fireman‚ but in his society instead of putting out fires‚ they’ll start them by burning books. Their society prohibited books among their people because
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Similarly in the novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury changes his main character Guy Montag throughout the novel. He uses other characters to bring changes into Montag’s life. Montag is a fire man‚ not a fireman who puts fire out rather who works under Captain Beatty to burn books‚ and houses. In the beginning of the movie he just follows order and burns books but as the novel goes he changes himself to be a better person. Firstly‚ Clarisse seventeen years old girl‚ Montag is introduced to in the
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Evolution of Guy Montag The novel Fahrenheit 451 is an acclaimed depiction of a dystopian world that employs firemen to destroy literature and the printed word. The protagonist‚ Guy Montag‚ faces internal as well as external conflicts during the novel. His character is constantly evolving throughout the course of the text. Fahrenheit 451 is essentially a bildungsroman due to the fact that the protagonist is so dynamic in character and continually changing. A bildungsroman is a novel in which
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Clarisse McClellan’s curiosity was crucial in the character development of Guy Montag. Throughout the novel‚ because of Clarisse‚ Montag faced a personality shift.Montag shifted from a very strict person that goes by the rules to a very defiant person. Clarisse was necessary for Montag’s self-examination. She showed him how he’s missing out on love‚ pleasure and being content in life.Although he did become rebellious to the government he potentially became more aware
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Changes in Montag In life some people change‚ and others do not. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Guy Montag is a courageous‚ strong firefighter who constantly changes throughout the book. Reason how Montag is a dynamic character is when he kills Faber‚ when he starts to read Mildred’s friends the poem‚ and when he starts to take the books. Guy Montag is a dynamic character when he starts to take books. “His hand has done it all‚ his hand‚ with a brain of its own‚ with a conscience
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In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Montag was your average firefighter in his ignorant community‚ who did what was told without hesitating. Until he decided to rise against and fight for what he believed. Despite his flaws Montag’s thoughts and actions are those of a hero. He is brave and a leader‚ he values knowledge‚ and he learns from his mistakes and tries to fix them. Montag is a hero‚ because he is brave and a leader. Montag rebelled against Beatty. He stood up to him and fearlessly
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of our society. But whether they are real or fiction‚ there are reasons why these heroes are thought to be heroes. They all have similarities. Their similarities are they make the right decisions and do things for the good of others. In Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag is not a hero because he does not do things for the good of others. A hero does not often kill. But if he does‚ there is a good reason. Usually the reason has to do with others being in danger. For instance if a robber
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