Fahrenheit 451 - The temperature at which books burn , who undergoes an "awakening" by realizing the importance of his actions and the need to express the ideas that were oppressed by the future government. Guy Montag is a firefighter who seems to support and warmly contribute to the book burning books, which is normal because firefighters, in a conformist future, burn books to make a living. He meets Clarisse McClellan, a sixteen-year-old idealist with strong convictions against the social structure that oppresses individual thought and demands it. conformism. Clarisse opens her mind to new concepts and begins to perceive the world differently. Guy and the other firefighters have to burn down the book-infested house of an elderly lady who refuses to leave her house and her books, so she burns it down. on the ground. with his books, Guy realizes that “there must be something in books, things that one cannot imagine, for a woman to stay in a burning house; There must be something there.” (p.51) Guy steals two books from the lady and over time he secretly reads many books until his wife discovers his secret and reports him. After which, Guy burns his fire station and the men there to escape arrest and thus becomes the most wanted fugitive in his country. Guy successfully escapes and works with a small group of revolutionaries to restore respect and circulation of books.&n...... middle of paper ......I wonder and after that he started to notice the personality of others. By asking him questions, Clarisse instilled in Guy a sense of curiosity that eventually led him to read the very books he was supposed to burn. Guy became more observant and started theorizing about the “why” and then really weighed his decisions. If Guy had not met Clarisse, he would never have questioned the morality of burning books. He would never have questioned the logic. Clarisse lit the fire of passion in Guy that burned throughout his life and gave him the strength and courage to fight for what he believed in. YOUR PAPER WAS EXCELLENT. YOU STARTED VERY STRONG, BUT THE JOURNAL STARTED TO GET A LITTLE TOO MUCH OPINION TOWARDS THE END. YOU WANT TO HAVE A CLEARER CONCLUSION NEXT TIME. DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS IN YOUR PAPERS. GENERALLY GREAT!