Can I say it now? Montag is an idiot. As I described in my last post he was reading to thoes people who were too indoctrinated to know any different that books must be destroyed. And here is Montag reading to them. I can understand that he wanted to bring change and show books aren't evil but he went about it in the wrong way completely. And look where he is he had to burn his house down and is now on the run because of his recklessness.
Honestly for an extremely indoctrinated society such as this just coming out flinging books everywhere isn't the way to go. Personally I think Montag could have been more careful and slowly built up a following or found like minded people to help him out. You see it all the time you find those like-minded people to aid in your revolution and then once you have a big enough movement then you act. In a situation like when the alarm was pulled on him it was a classic example of him thinking he could take on anything. He is one person up against a whole [messed up] society he alone can't do much and recklessly acting would only be a major set back to his plans.
All in all I do recognize this had its addition to the story and plot but I personally think that Montag's character could have carried out his plans in a much better manor than he did. For one thing he wouldn't have to burn his house down and become a fugitive. But he did that and the story will have to progress from there.
I was thinking a lot of the same things as I read part 3. Why did Montag keep standing up too fast and tripping over (both figuratively and literally)? He only had Faber, who tried to warn him about being impulsive almost every time, though he didn't listen of course.
ReplyDeleteI love your viewpoint about Montag and his actions. It's a different perspective because, since he is the main character, he is viewed as a protagonist. But in your post you show all the things that he did wrong.
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