The hero character of Fahrenheit
451 is Guy Montag. He, like every
other character has his flaws, which lead to many of the more exciting events
in the story. These flaws include rash
actions and impulsive behaviors. An
example of this is when Montag decided to read a poem to some of his wife’s
friends without thinking before he acted.
“’Go home.’ Montag fixed his eyes
upon her, quietly. ‘Go home and think of
your first husband divorced an your second husband killed in a jet and your
third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozens of
abortions you’ve had, go home and think of that and your damn Caesarean
sections, too, and your children who hate your guts! Go home and think how it all happened and what
did you ever do to stop it? Go home, go
home!’ he yelled. ‘Before I knock you down and kick you out the
door!’” (Bradbury 98). This is an
example of one of Guy’s many rash actions during the course of the book. On a more positive side, Guy Montag was an
open-minded fellow. He was willing to
listen to others ideas and try to judge for himself whether they were true or
not. This often left him in a twist of
loyalties to Beatty, Faber, and his wife.
Throughout the course of the book, Montag accomplishes his goal of
finding the meaning of literature. He
loses his ignorance of the fakeness of his society and becomes a knowledgeable and
independent individual. He is portrayed
as the blue marble in a group of all red marbles; he goes against the crowd’s belief
and teachings. By doing this he
alienates himself from society, but manages to find the scholars to form a new
group with. Montag represents the theme
of finding ones identity. Though it was
a long and costly journey, Guy Montag found who he was in the books that he
read and the compassion that he can show those less fortunate.
Fahrenheit, 451. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012. Print.
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