In Depth Look At Montag From Fahrenheit

Andrew Nordquist

October 5, 2006

English 1 Honors

Character Analysis

Montag ~ Life in the Future

Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, takes place some time in the future, in a small town, somewhere in Europe. Montag, the main character, is a fireman, whose job it is to start fires to burn books. Not the most normal of jobs, but in the future, who knows what will become of this world today. Montag's wife, Millie, and Clarisse, a 17 year old girl who Montag meets, and the fireman staff are all other vital characters in Fahrenheit 451. Montag's job, character and world, and secret about books are dire points in the content of this book.

In the future, jobs might be very much different than they are today. Montag's job is being a fireman. It sounds ordinary to us, but what he really does is beyond our understanding. His job is to burn books. Why? Books are known to give people bad advice, and words they didn't want to hear. They were banned, and the way to get rid of them was to burn them for good. - There were always people who were hiding books in their homes. They found out about the books by informers dropping notes into the firehouse information box. They would read the location, and take action. From there, they would go into the house, obtain all the books they could, put them on an alter type object, and use a flame torch to burn the books. - The person who had the books might also go to jail due to disobeying the law. Montag did this everyday. Montag's job is an important part and life saver of the society he lives it.

Montag's character due to the world he lives in is one we have never seen or heard about before. In Montag's world, books are an evil thing. They are known to tell the people bad things or things they didn't want to hear. They disliked them so much, they banned them, making it a law that no one should ever read, write, or have a book. If they did find