Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: ChangeWhat is change? Webster's Second Collegiate Dictionary defines change as becoming different; to modify; transform; convert. Many things, people and world events can change. Peace can be present for years and shattered by disagreement over religion or a change in political power. Technology is changing people's lives and the way they interact and function in the world. People change too. Many see no wrongdoing internally and remain as they are. However, there may be outside factors that help them understand what is wrong with them or the lifestyle they choose to participate in. According to Preston Bradley, "I don't care how much of a failure a man may consider himself to be, I believe in him because he can change what is wrong in his life whenever he is ready and prepared to do so. do Every time he develops desire, he can remove from his life that which is destroying him The capacity for reform and change resides within him. Throughout Fahrenheit 451, Montag, a dedicated firefighter and book engraver, sees. the pleasure and excitement of burning books and destroying lives of important ideas When outside influences confuse him, he begins a series of changes, eventually becoming a revolutionary in a society where books are valued. Many factors contribute to the changes seen in Montag. One of the first influences in the story is Clarisse McClellan, who is extremely observant. She is different from everyone else in society who likes to go to an amusement park. intimidating people or “breaking the windows of the convenience store.” She likes to observe people, and she observes Montag, diagnosing him as a "strange one". .firefighter." He is "not like the others" because when she speaks, he looks at her, and when she says something about the moon, he looks at her. Clarisse tells Montag that he is different from the others. He has something about him that makes him “put up with” Clarisse that makes Montag look at himself for the first time when she asks him, “Are you happy” Montag thinks she’s talking nonsense, but he thinks he’s talking nonsense. realizes that he really isn't happy is missing from his life Looking at his lifestyle, he discovered that "the only thing I [Montag] positively knew was missing was the ones. books that I had burned through in ten or twelve years start thinking for himself, instead of letting society take over and make decisions for him He begins his transformation from a dedicated firefighter to a new one. -born, a reader