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Fahrenheit 451 Analysis of

Themes

Works Cited

www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/andre_gide.html

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"How like a mirror, too, her face."

Clarisse

Within this society, the people are molded and wired to think and act in a uniform manner. Very few have the ability Clarisse does to not only see people and the world how they are, but to express herself to the full extent in an environment so strict and cold. In "The Hearth and the Salamander", Montag reacts to Clarisse's mannerisms after they meet, "How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know that refracted your own light to you? People were more often torches, blazing away until they whiffed out. How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?" (p.33) This connects to the very end of the book where Granger says, "...Come on now, were going to build a mirror factory and put out nothing but mirrors for the next year and take a look in them." (p.280)

From the very beginning, Clarisse is clearly an outcast from society. She is seemingly the only person within her city that truly understands how things are supposed to be; she knows firemen should not start fires they should stop them, that books aren't bad, and that people are meant to be happy. Clarisse has a beautiful soul, but only few people see that because her personality goes so far against the grain of society. When Clarisse meets Montag, she is a heavy influence on the way he decides to live his life. Essentially, the introduction she gave him to new opportunities sparks a fire in him that leads to his rebellion.

By Corinne Diaz

Sense of Self and Individuality is Difficult to Embody

"Are you happy?"

Throughout the novel Montag struggles with an internal conflict; his own happiness. When he first meets Clarisse, she asks him, "Are you happy?" (p.32) It's assumed that this is the first time Montag has encountered this question based on his response. "Of course I'm happy. What does she think? I'm not?" (p.32) However, just three pages later, once he enters his house, he confronts the truth. "Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs. He wore his happiness like a mask..." (p.35)

Guy Montag

Guy Montag is introduced to the reader just as thoughtless and misguided as any of the other civilians within the society. Each day he wakes up, works his shift, and goes home to his wife. As a fireman, it is his job to burn the houses of the civilians that hold books inside, to ensure that the books burn as well. As Montag's character traits are revealed to the reader, we see the blind trust he once had in his profession and his society dwindle as he becomes confused and frustrated with the status quo. Soon, Montag becomes dangerously indecisive as he slowly realizes how corrupt his society really is, and that the books he's been burning for as long as he can remember withhold all the knowledge of salvation he's looking for. Desperate for a meaningful way of life, he stumbles his way through a range of obstacles in an effort to defeat the firemen.

The Concept of True Happiness is Deceiving

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