Judgment 1
There are a number of important characters introduced in the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, and at first they do not seem believable. Certainly they aren’t believable in the context of today’s society, but when considered in the context of the dystopian future they are in, they begin to make much more sense (Bradbury 26). The character of Clarisse is the only character that seems a little forced; she is necessary to the plot, of course, but she does not seem to be as complete of a person as some of the other characters.
Judgment 2
The thing that is interesting about the first section of this text is that the reader does receive insight into the characters and their mindsets—especially Guy—but at first they are not particularly positive insights. Guy seems like a bad guy, because he is burning books; the reader does get a sense later that he is unhappy, but at first he seems to really love destroying all the knowledge that is contained in the books he is burning (Bradbury 34).
Judgment 3
When Guy goes home and finds that his wife Millie has potentially attempted suicide, he was particularly unappealing for the reader. When he realizes that he doesn’t love his wife at all, he seems heartless and cold; however, this same exchange is a turning point for the character, because he begins to feel as though something is missing in his life that cannot be solved by burning books.
Work Cited
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Barcelona: Debolsillo, 2005. Print.
Lee, Sunjoo. 'To Be Shocked To Life Again: Ray Bradbury's FAHRENHEIT 451'. The Explicator 72.2 (2014): 142-145. Web.
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