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Montag is a firemen that has 10 years of service under his belt. However, with all that experience, he is a conflicted character who is unsure of many things in life. Through a series of unfortunate events, he discovers the dark reality of society. Bradbury presents Montag as a symbol of finding purpose in life, with the help of many other characters along the way. I will also talk about how Bradbury presents Montag as out of the norm

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Faber is a retired english professsor who are into books about literature. Faber is  an important character because of his influence on Montag. Similar to the other characters in the book, he did not think books were important. Faber had followed the law due to his cowardly personality and destroyed all of his books. Bradbury used Faber as a character who is different from the rest of society. Faber is described as someone passionate for literature and have a lot of understanding of books. I will also touch on Faber’s tendency to be timid towards firemen.

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Captain Beatty is a fire chief in the text. He likes to uphold the law yet break it at the same time, showing how conflicted he can be. Beatty shows us that he’s impatient with what he needs to know as he reads books but doesn’t take time to understand them, using that to his advantage in order to manipulate others. Bradbury presents him as authoritative, malicious and most importantly manipulative in the text, as he wants to show how far someone can go just to bring his point across, especially using malevolent methods.

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Bradbury presents Beatty as someone who is authoritative, specifically he uses his power as a captain to force others to do his biding.

This can be seen in the book in which states “ ‘Shut the ‘relatives’ up’ said Beatty, looking around at everything except Montag and his wife.” - 70

Beatty uses his power as a captain to shut the noise outside, or specifically, the ‘relatives’, just to persuade Montag to think in his point of view, that fact that he would want absolute silence and full attention on him, shows that he strongly supports the overuse of technology. Bradbury presents Beatty as such as he wants to convey the message that some people can go to the great extent, of trying to convince others, to the point hat they use their authority and power, just to get their attention, with the intention to influence them.

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Clarisse is a interesting and unique teenager who introduces us to the society’s hidden potential for deeper connections and meaning with her innocence and purity. She is rejected by society as she doesn’t fit to their standards but she seems to be happy not fitting in. Her curiosity eventually lands her in trouble, but she left a large impact on Montag behind which then leads to society’s imminent  downfall. Bradbury uses clarisse to show how society has become a facade of happiness and how the way of life has completely crumbled. I will also touch on how Bradbury potrays clarisse as a stepping stone to fuel montag’s realisation that he is unhappy and that society is oppressive. Bradbury also uses her to show how desensitised society has become as her death is something people just feel indifferent about and how normalised death has become.

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Mildred is a product of Fahrenheit 451’s corrupted society. She’s been conditioned to sit and absorb instead of talk, question and think. She escapes from the real world around her into an imaginary world filled with constant noise, bright colors, and fictional characters. Mildred's life is so dominated by media that it becomes a point of obsession. From this obsessiveness, it affects the relationship between her and Montag. She’s indifferent to Montag’s feelings and eventually betrays him. This led to a seperation in their relationship. Bradbury presents Mildred as a mindless and easily influenced person. She is also presented as borderline delusional, but a sympathetic character as well.

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The society in Fahrenheit 451 is a heavily manipulated community as it is controlled by the government, constantly censoring a lot of important details.  In this society, they don’t  even show any empathy towards death and destruction.  Bradbury uses the society to show how dark and disturbing the realm of Fahrenheit 451 is.  Bradbury also uses the society to explain how cold hearted and how much of an influence the people are.

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Bradbury presents Mildred as a sympathetic character in the way that her husband treats her and how the society has affected her mental state.
Mildred had no time to let it sink in, the fact that Montag was considered a criminal for hiding books in his home. She was immediately  forced to side with her husband and to support him.

This can be seen in the book when, “
From this, it shows that Mildred was scarred upon the news of her husband hiding books. Due to them not conversing with one another or sharing their feelings, this is the first time she is showing her true emotions; fear towards her own husband. From Mildred having the constant need of entertainment and attention, which her husband obviously was not giving her, she might have a feeling of dissatisfaction in the relationship. Thus, she relies on the love given from her ‘family’ in the soap opera she watches. It is as though they are the only source of her happiness, which is really upsetting if we think about it. Hence, Bradbury wants to show us that Mildred is a representation of how society is; people only care when they need you, otherwise they won’t.

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Bradbury describes Clarisse as independent and not constrained by convention.

This can be seen in "but clarisse's favourite subject wasn't herself. it was everyone else, and me. she was the first person in a good many years i've really liked. she was the first person i can remember who looked straight at me as if i counted. " pg 94

Bradbury creates a person who thinks and acts in an uninhibited way without worrying about normal social rules like Clarisse. From the way Clarisse is observant and contradicts society's standards, she lives in a carefree way and also affects those that are around her. She is able to think amd act differently from the other people in her class and that shows how free spirited she is. Therefore Bradbury shows how Clarisse is really different from the rest of the society.  However, others sees her as someone thats crazy because her actions isn't normalised in the society.

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Mildred is presented as borderline delusional through how she believes her “family” is real and how she doesn’t exactly know how to differentiate between made up family and real family.

I can support this in, ‘“Millie, does-“ He licked his lips. “Does your “family” love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul, Millie?”’ - pg 100

Bradbury creates this shallow character who’s basically a product of Fahrenheit 451’s society. Mildred doesn’t have any emotional attachment to anybody, other than her “family” in the soap opera she watches. That just shows how obsessed, how addicted, Mildred is to the technology provided and how it’s in a way messed with the way she thinks. As seen in the evidence, Mildred doesn’t know how to reply to Montag because she knows what he’s asking is true. Her “family” isn’t real but that doesn’t stop her from thinking it is. It’s this ignorant and delusional behavior that any average citizen in Fahrenheit 451 has. Bradbury is trying to show us how, if technology isn’t used appropriately, it can really damage someone. It can start affecting them in ways like how Mildred has been, for example being delusional or shallow or indifferent to other’s feelings.

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Bradbury presents Faber as someone passionate as he has an affinity for knowledge and agrees to help Montag challenge the firemen institution.

This can be seen in," 'The book. Don't tear it anymore.' Faber sank into a chair, his face very white, his mouth trembling. 'Don't make me feel any more tired.' " Pg 115.

This shows how passionate Faber is for books and knowledge even after being separated from them for a very long period of time. His passion for books  was used against himself so that he could agree with montag and teach him his passion for books and literature.Faber also demonstrates his passion for literature by taking several books that Montag gave him and traveling to St. Louis, where he will reproduce the rare books and spread them throughout society.

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Bradbury presents Beatty as a malicious character

This can be seen in the book which states “Well,’ said Beatty, ‘now you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he’s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why. Didn’t I hint enough when I sent the Hound around your place?” -pg 147

Beatty has to be a malicious character as he is the chief of the firemen and needs to have the courage and will to burn down people houses. Beatty sent the hound to Montag’s place to scare him and maybe kill him as he continued reading books even after Beatty warned him. Beatty has done this to multiple people to enforce his character and uphold the laws in the society. Beatty is an important character in the book as he cusses Montag to snap and realise that the society he lives in is wrong . Thus, Bradbury presents Beatty as malicious

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Bradbury presents Faber as a timid man because of his lack of courage. This can be seen in,

" The only way i could possibly listen to you would be if somehow the firemen structure itself could be burnt." ( pg 111 )

Faber is depicted to have a deep love for books, he loves books to the extent that he would give his arm for a book. However, he has not done anything to rebel against the outlaw of books, even when he was younger because he was scared that the firemen would come for him. The only way he would even help Montag is if the firemen were not there to catch him.

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1) Montag is a conflicted character as he is always confused about his feelings

Evidence (Pg  33 Line 1) : "I am very much in love!" He tried to conjure up a face to fit the words, but there was no face".

Montag was confused about his love life from the start. Mildred would never pay attention to him and demanded new things like a new Parlour Wall even if it was too expensive. Montag feels like he is in love with her just because he is married to her and they live in the same household, but they are not really in love, but Mildred doesn't really consider him as family, as her family is the Parlour family to her.It was only here where he realises he is not in love and he never was

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2) Montag is a character that is always dependent on someone like Clarisse

Evidence: (pg 20, line 4) “He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back”.

Montag wasn’t able to find out that he was unhappy with is life if he hadn’t met Clarisse. Clarisse is the kerosene to Montag’s fire, triggering Montag and making him realise how messed up society is. He needs someone like Clarisse to give him more clarity about everything around him, by questioning him, causing him to reflect.  This also made him realise that he doesn’t love Mildred anymore.

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3) Montag is a person who is different from society as he is shown not to use technology as much as others in that society

Evidence (Pg 28 Line 1): "Mildred watched the toast delivered to her plate. She had both ears plugged with electronic bees that were humming the hour away."

In the book it is shown that Montag really does not use technology  as much. He is more like the society we live in. He tries to connect with others rather than being absorbed into the Society's propaganda. He is one of those rare ones like Clarisse but is different as he is a fireman and hid it really well. He usually does things the old fashioned way.

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Clarisse is presented as an inquisitive character and is one of Montag’s triggers to realising the truth of society.

This can be seen in "... she was like the eager watcher of a marionette show, anticipating each flicker of an eyelid, each gesture of his hand, each flick of a finger, the moment before it began." pg 19

Bradbury creates a unique image of Clarisse as even though she dies early in the book, she has a huge impact on Montag. She pushes him to think with her intrusive questions and sparks the thought of how oppressive the society they live in is. Her personality doesn’t fit their society and it eventually lands her in trouble, but the butterfly effect of her actions, thoughts and speech cause Montag’s realisation and it finally leads to society’s downfall.

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Bradbury presents Beatty as someone who is manipulative.

Evidence to show that he is manipulative is, “ We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal.”-pg 77

Beatty is manipulative as he’s using things such as media and fear the make sure everyone is “stupid” together and that nobody is better than everyone else. One clear example is Mildred as she thinks a tv show is her family which shows us that the manipulative character of Beatty actually works on the citizens. With everyone being so lost in their own world nobody except people like Montag who actually think can oppose him. Thus, Captain Beatty is manipulative.

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Bradbury presents The society in Fahrenheit 451 dark and disturbing as society is brainwashed by government as The society  get offended resulting in the person getting upset. This result in government censoring things that will make people upset.

Examples are everywhere in the book where the society itself just stops reading and thinking by itself. Letting itself be brainwashed by media and entertainment.

This tells us that the government  control their people like puppets as it will easier to control them because of person feelings getting affected. They are trying to control the people because they think they know best in knowing how to make them happy but actually they do not and they are actually making it much worst making the society worst. Bradbury was able to describe how bad the society had become under the government.

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Bradbury portrays the society of Fahrenheit 451 as cold-hearted, through the operators that arrived to fix up Mildred.

From the lines”’we’re done.’His anger did not even touch them.  They stood with the cigarette smoke curling around their noses and into their eyes without making them blink or squint.  ‘That’s fifty bucks.’”  This shows that the society of Fahrenheit 451 is uncaring, and are not fazed by a death in their world.

They are so used to people dropping like flies they aren’t even worried by the sight of it. Bradbury is trying to show us that the society is almost machine-like due to the constant consumption of media and no higher body functions, just making everyone so accustomed to death and destruction, and that this dystopian future could be what ours might end up if we don’t regulate the use of media.  Thus, the society of Fahrenheit 451 is cold-hearted.

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Bradbury represents the society as an influence towards the people espescially Guy Montag where the society has influenced him to love his job as a firefighter and makes him think that burning books is normal and it is the right thing to do.

'Thought!' he said. 'Was I given a choice? My grandfather and father were firemen. In my sleep, I ran after them.' Pg 68

Bradbury have describe the society as a scary place to live in as it shows by one of Montag's statements where he was not allowed to choose what occupation he wants to work as. He was not given the freedom and the liberty to do what he wants to do and it shows that the people in this society are also behaving similarly. In this society, it is normal for them to follow other people's instructions without thinking twice or knowing why, like they don't have a mind of their own.

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Bradbury  presents Mildred as a coward . After Beatty’s visit to the Montag Residency , Montag decided to show Mildred the books that he had been secretly taking and hiding in the ventilator grille at their house for many years now. Instead of making Montag feel better about his actions Mildred was petrified about the consequences and had a mental break down.

This scene takes place after Montag shows Mildred the twenty around books that he had been collecting. This can be seen in the book in the lines , “.. she ran forward, seized a book and ran toward the kitchen incinerator. He caught her, shrieking. He held her and she tried to fight away from him, scratching. "No, Millie, no! Wait! Stop it, will you? You don't know . . . stop it!" He slapped her face, he grabbed her again and shook her. She said his name and began to cry. ” - Page 86

Bradbury presents Mildred in such a way , to tell us that Mildred is quite terrified of the firemen. I feel this way as she was terrified by the books , she insisted that Montag just ruined their lifes and that Montag committed a crime. Montag was able to convince Mildred into reading the books with him. As they were reading the books , they had someone at the door and Mildred had a major breakdown and inferred that it was Beatty and that he was there to burn them and books up and this was her without looking outside to see who it was. This not only shows that Mildred is a coward but also the society’s view towards the books is mostly negative. Moreover later on in the text we find out that , Mildred was so mentally obsessed by what Montag had shown her , she called the firehouse to report about Montag’s actions. Bradbury shows that Mildred is a coward because she could not control her fear and guilt that her husband just committed a possible crime and was willing to get her husband into grave danger with Beatty by complaining about his book theft to the firehouse. Therefore , we can see that Mildred is not only a coward but also a bad wife to Montag but she is a good citizen of the society.

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Throughout the text, Bradbury used nature and happiness to describe Clarisse.

“He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”
Pg 20 (happiness)

“the girl who had known the weather and never been burned by the fireflies, the girl who had known what dandelions meant rubbed off on your chin.”
Pg 183 (nature)

Montag uses these traits to describe Clarisse because he feels like she is different from everyone else. She thinks about everything and wants to find the deeper meaning. She appreciates nature and the simple things in life. She makes him think about it he is happy and he realised he isn’t but when he is with Clarisse he starts to think and reflect on his life and enjoys spending time with her. Earlier in the text when Montag and Clarisse were having a conversation about weather or not he is in love, she tells him that if he rubs a dandelion under his chin, and it runs off, it means he is in love. However when Montag tires to rub the dandelion, it does not rub off. Thus Clarisse says he isn’t in love.

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WRITE AN INTRODUCTION FOR YOUR SPECIFIC CHARACTER: HOW DOES BRADBURY PRESENT __________ IN THE NOVEL?

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Example:
The Mechanical Hound is a weapon used by the Firemen in the text to hunt and kill anyone who would break various laws they had in their society. It uses its high tech sensors to track it's victims and dispose of them by using a long needle to inject them with a lethal dose of painkillers like Morphine or Procaine. Bradbury uses the Hound to show how dangerous technology can be if used for violence and how advanced the society in the text is. I will also touch on how Bradbury portrays the Hound as a final hurdle that Montag has to overcome in his journey for redemption.

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The hound is a menacing entity in the text that represent the negative and violent side of technology.

'... a four-inch hollow steel needle plunged down from the proboscis of the Hound to inject massive jolts of morphine or procaine.' -pg 36

Bradbury creates this terrifiying image of the Hound to show readers how violent and opressive technology can be when given over to the negative urges of humanity. From the way the Hound injects its victims with lethal amounts of drugs to how its able to track down its victims so quickly using it's sensors shows how effecient in killing it can be, and is from what we see later on in the text. Bradbury shows us how technology can be misused if we do not have postive intentsions.

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Bradbury presents Faber as an insightful man because of his understanding of books.

This can be suggested in," This book can go under the microscope. You'd find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion". ( pg 108 )

This shows that Faber is able to think deeper about the meaning of books, unlike most people in that society. To him, books are important as they have quality; features. He thinks about how books touches life through it's infinite details and how they show the pores in the face of life. In the book, as he was conversing with Montag, he'd always talk deeply about books. This makes Faber different from the rest of society who thinks less about meanings of things.