In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, the hero is the protagonist. Having the main character of the story be the hero is very common in almost every piece of literature. Guy Montag is the unusual hero of this story. He does not seem as though he has any heroic qualities. Once he starts to think though, that is when the hero comes in. A person in this story at this time would have been thought of as crazy if they thought the things that Guy Montag did. If this novel was non-fiction Ray Bradbury saw Guy Montag as someone with redeeming and heroic qualities.
From the start we can see that Montag has trouble 'controlling' his thoughts. He could not figure out why he had all of these things running through his mind. I can see how that could be frustrating. When he meets Clarisse I think it is a relief to him because now he knows that he is not the only one with these types of thoughts. She peaks his interest in this subject and he wants to know more about it. A real hero keeps himself informed at all times. Soon after he meets Clarisse he starts questioning his profession and his marriage. He does not want to admit it but I do not think he really loves his wife. She seems so opposite of him. Montag needs to be married to an older version of Clarisse. I think that if he had the right spouse she could have been his sidekick and they could have taken back knowledge and educated people on why thinking really is a good thing! Even though Guy Montag is considered the hero, he is really only a hero to himself. He could have done so much more and the book would have been amazing!
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Del Rey Books, 1991. Print.
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