How Does Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451

Montag has changed from being an unemotional fireman into a unique person in this dystopia who welcomes his emotions due to the people he meets and the conflicts he goes through. Early on in the novel, Montag was comfortable with his way of life. Once he meets Clarisse McClellan, she challenges his mindset and causes him to become curious and to question his way of life. “He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now collapsing and now blown out. Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs”(9). Later on in the story, guilt finally catches up to Montag which causes …show more content…
And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books”(49). “Montag’s face was entirely numb and featureless; he felt his head turn like a stone carving to the dark place next door, set in its bright border of flowers.” (Pg 107) Montag has always cared about more than others more than himself and it’s enough to sway his emotions towards situations. “Beatty switched the green bullet off and thrust it in his pocket. ‘Well-so there’s more here than I thought. I saw you tilt your head, listening. First I thought you had a seashell. But when you turned clever later, I wondered. We’ll trace this and drop in on your friend.’ ‘No!’ Said Montag.” (Pg 112) “A shotgun blast went off in his leg every time he put it down and he thought, you’re a fool, a damn fool, and awful fool, an idiot, an awful idiot, a damn idiot, and a fool, a damn fool; look at the mess and where’s the mop, look at the mess, and what to do you do? Pride damnit, and temper, and you’ve junked it all, at the very start you vomit on everyone and on yourself. But everything at once, but everything one on top of another, Beatty, the woman, Mildred, Clarisse,

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How Does Guy Montag Change In Fahrenheit 451