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5.1 Cause and Effect Flowchart
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His evolution throughout the story
Montag's Change
Pleasure/Apathy
Reader's introduction to Montag and the world he lives in.
The Beginning
A terrible existence
Montag is introduced to be a perfectly happy and self-possessed man, who, under the surface, doesn't seem to be actually happy.
His State of Mind
A Stony Smile
Evidence
"It never went away, that. smile, it never ever went away, as
long as he remembered" (2 Bradbury).
Realization
Clarisse, with all her wisdom, is introduced. He witnesses the reality of his situation when his wife is found dying.
The Start
The Truth
His State of Mind
Montag realizes what a terrible life he lives in after Clarisse correctly assumes his dissatisfaction and he comes to the conclusion that people don't know each other anymore after witnessing the resuscitation of his wife.
Nobody knows
Evidence
"He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl
had run off across the lawn with the mask" (9 Bradbury).
"Nobody knows anyone. Strangers come and violate
you... Good God, who were those men? I never saw them before
in my life!" (14 Bradbury)
Change
Montag speaks to Clarisse about all manner of things for a while.
Development
The Past
His State of Mind
Montag, in learning about the intricacies and perspectives of Clarisse, begins to understand how to question the world around him and if what he is doing is right. He begins to question how life was in the past, and if that is what he should be striving for.
Used to be
Evidence
"Did it always used to be that way? My uncle says no" (27 Bradbury)
"Your uncle said, your uncle said. Your uncle must be a
remarkable man" (28 Bradbury).
" It was coming on for a long time"
Guilt
After Montag experiences the guilt of destroying someone's prized belongings and burning them and their home to their ground, his view on society has irrevocably shifted.
The Turning Point
Conscience
Montag's interaction with the woman is what makes him believe that this society is irredeemable. This is the point at which he decides to leave the madness behind him, whether he knows it or not.
His State of Mind
Empty
"How do you get so empty? he wondered. Who takes it out of you?" (41 Bradbury)
Evidence
Despair
After Montag realizes that he needs time to think and pretends to take ill, Beatty comes to visit him and explains the reasons for the firemen existing as well as the cause of the society they live in.
Logic of the Fireman
Determination
His State of Mind
Beatty's logic and reasoning for firemen to do what they do and destroy all sources of melancholy leaves Montag with the explicit desire to never return to his life as a fireman.
Never return
Evidence
"Montag still sat, as if the house
were collapsing about him and he could not move, in the bed" (59 Bradbury).
"I'll never come in again, thought Montag" (60 Bradbury).
Montag's Future
Montag has started to work on destroying what he one thought was normal.
Leaving it All Behind
Confusion
His state of mind
At this point in time, Montag is extremely confused, scared, and worried about what will come next. He has started to think for himself and believes Faber to be his only hope.
The Things I've Done
Evidence
"And my job gone and myself on
the run, and I planted a book in a fireman's house on the way. Good
Christ, the things I've done in a single week" (125 Bradbury).