In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury creates a world that resembles our current world. This novel is about Montag, a fireman who burns books instead of preventing fires, because it is against the law to own books. Without the use of books, people are stupid and don't know what they are talking about. Montag hates the idea of books, but over the course of the novel he learns why they are necessary, making him a dynamic character. One definition of a dynamic character is a character who grows and changes throughout the story. At the end of the story, Montag changes emotionally and mentally. Three major events bring about a dynamic shift in Montag's perspective. The first event that makes Montag a dynamic character is his conversations with Clarisse McClellan. She is seventeen and people consider her crazy and antisocial. She is considered antisocial because she is talkative and expressive. In Bradbury's made-up world, the meaning of social is staring at the living room walls (big TV screens) and not having any thoughts. Clarisse is very different from the others: “I rarely look at the 'living room walls' or go to the races or amusement parks. So I have a lot of time for crazy thoughts, I guess. Have you seen the two hundred foot long billboards in the countryside beyond the city? Did you know that billboards were once only twenty feet long? But the cars began to run so fast that they even had to lengthen the advertising to make it last” (page 7). Clarisse's enthusiastic and cheerful nature lightens Montag's attitude, making him a more optimistic person. He is no longer so closed-minded and learns to be himself and, sometimes, not to worry. Montag learns to see the bright side of things and believe in him... middle of paper... in any way; how to learn, explore and relax. Faber helps Montag see the true meaning of this unjust law. Without him he wouldn't have become a dynamic character, because he wouldn't have known anything in-depth about the books. These three experiences or people therefore contribute to making Montag a dynamic character. All these people or events affect him differently. Learn a lot from them. Montag would say that they have had a huge impact on his life, because he feels different emotionally, spiritually and mentally. Don't forget that Montag went from burning books to preventing books from being burned. It takes a lot of courage and inspiration for the Montag from the beginning of the novel to become the Montag he was at the end of the novel. Works Cited Bradbury, Ray. "Fahrenheit 451." New York: Simon & Schuster Paperback 2013.
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