The conversation Guy has with Clarisse affects now how he works as a fireman. She represents symbolically the internal conflict brewing within Guy. Clarisse McClellan is a seventeen-year old neighbor who Bradbury uses to challenge Guy's beliefs. One of the characters of the novel challenges his belief system. Although Guy has believed for ten years in his mission, he begins to have an intellectual awakening. In essence, she is surrounded by the characters she finds the most comforting. He is married to Mildred, who lives in the television set to ensure that she doesn't miss any of her shows, she makes certain that each wall has a television set attached to it. Guy Montag, the main character of the story, is thirty years old to maintain the integrity of the town, he burns books that he believes are dangerous to the minds of the citizens. Characters within the story structure their lives around their need for comfort and safety. Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' is a story about the mask of happiness.
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