Guy Montag Case
Essay by nfortmann • January 6, 2014 • Essay • 263 Words (2 Pages) • 1,122 Views
Guy Montag had a rough life. People in his world are not like anything in our world. Most of their rituals are opposite of our and what we do. In his world, firemen start fire instead of putting them out and that is what makes him different.
Montag's dissatisfaction with his life quite high from the beginning but is continuously rising. He met a girl names Clarisse McClellan who really opens his eyes. She helped him realize the emptiness that his life had become. Once he does this, he goes through a series of weird and unfortunate events from his wife trying to commit suicide to an old lay burning alive with her books. The, after all this happens, he is told to the sad new that Clarisse has been killed in a "hit and run" car accident. The aftermath of this event leaves Guy in much disbelief and the dissatisfaction of his life increases. Due to this, Guy stopped showing up to work and took an interest in books. His boss shows up at his house and says that it is normal for the firemen to go through this stage. His boss told him to take time and see what they have to offer. He then goes to his wife for support and she pushes him away. This shows that his life means nothing and he takes off to a friends house. The they realize that they need to leave the city then it gets destroyed by the war. Guy and his friends then go and search for civilization and survivors.
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