In Fahrenheit 451 and Lord of the Flies, the characters are similar in some ways. In Fahrenheit 451, the characters are Montag, Faber, Clarisse and Beatty. In Lord of the Flies, the characters are Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack. Jack and Beatty, Ralph and Montag, Simon and Clarisse, and Piggy and Faber all have similarities. Both Jack and Beatty want to take control of everyone and sell fear. Ralph and Montag want to move on and find a better plan to make everything work. Simon and Clarisse are figures of Christ. Piggy and Faber are very intellectual and wise men. Books may contain different plots but have very similar character types. In Fahrenheit 451, the main characters are Montag, Faber, Clarisse and Beatty. Montag is someone who knows what he wants and what he wants is change. He is a firefighter who suddenly realizes the emptiness of his life and begins to search for meaning in the books he is supposed to burn. Although he is sometimes reckless and has difficulty thinking for himself, he is determined to free himself from the oppression of ignorance. He quickly forms unusually strong attachments with anyone who seems receptive to true friendship. At first, Montag thinks he is happy. He thinks this because of the question Clarisse asks him. When he looks in the fire station mirror after a night of fire, he smiles "with the ferocious smile of all men scorched and repulsed by the flames." His biggest regret in life is not having a better relationship with his wife. Faber is a very wise and intellectual man. He readily admits that the current state of society is due to the cowardice of people like him, who would not speak out against book burnings when they could have prevented them. He reproaches himself for being a coward, but he shows himself capable of actions that require great courage and put him in considerable danger. Clarisse always seems to be in her own world. She was a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl who introduces Montag to the potential beauty and meaning of the world with her sweet innocence and curiosity. She is excluded from society due to her strange habits, which include hiking, playing with flowers, and asking questions. She asks questions like: "Are you happy?