Clarisse opens Montag’s eyes almost instantly as she introduces new ideas about how life might have been and how life could be that way once again. Clarisse learns that Montag is a fireman and proposes unfamiliar concepts like how “firemen put fires out instead of going to start them.”(6) The idea of fires starting on their own, or on accident, is absurd to Montag as he has never heard of such a concept like that before. There is only one way for Montag to learn more, but through the most illegal way possible… by reading books. He decides to wait and see what Clarisse has to say, as they had already parted for the night and wouldn’t be able to converse anymore that night. He goes to bed thinking about Clarisse McClellan and how “odd”(6) she is on the matter of the weirdest concepts. Montag continues talking to Clarisse to fuel his secretive curiosity on other perceptions than the technological society has ever presented the people
Clarisse opens Montag’s eyes almost instantly as she introduces new ideas about how life might have been and how life could be that way once again. Clarisse learns that Montag is a fireman and proposes unfamiliar concepts like how “firemen put fires out instead of going to start them.”(6) The idea of fires starting on their own, or on accident, is absurd to Montag as he has never heard of such a concept like that before. There is only one way for Montag to learn more, but through the most illegal way possible… by reading books. He decides to wait and see what Clarisse has to say, as they had already parted for the night and wouldn’t be able to converse anymore that night. He goes to bed thinking about Clarisse McClellan and how “odd”(6) she is on the matter of the weirdest concepts. Montag continues talking to Clarisse to fuel his secretive curiosity on other perceptions than the technological society has ever presented the people