Answer to Question #309481 in English for Kelsey Jand

Question

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Study Guide

Directions: Answer these study guide questions as you read with as much depth as possible. Doing so will force you to stop and think about what is happening in the story and why. These notes are a more structured form of annotation. 

Chronological Reading Comprehension Questions:

What is so different about Clarisse? How does meeting her affect Montag?

Answer 1

Clarisse positively influences Montag to examine his meaningless existence and dramatically change the trajectory of his life. After meeting Clarisse, Montag analyzes his marriage and occupation and decides to pursue knowledge to become content and fulfilled.

In Fahrenheit 451, when Montag first meets Clarisse, she makes him feel uneasy because she is so different from the average citizen in the book's dystopian world. Clarisse begins to awaken thoughts and feelings that Montag has buried deep inside himself. Clarisse makes Montag uncomfortable physically and emotionally because she symbolizes life the way it was prior to the dystopian reality it has become in Fahrenheit 451. She stirs something deep within Montag that has been suppressed and forbidden.