One of the non-numbered questions is "How does he feel about his job?" When the question says "He", it is referring to Montag and how he feels about Fire Fighting. The job of a Fire Fighter is very demanding and they sacrifice basically their entire life in order to save other people. But after he met Clarisse McClellan I feel like he has mixed feelings about how he feels about his job.
When he met Clarisse she asked him plenty of questions about himself, including questions about his job. She made a comment saying "You know I'm not afraid of you at all." "So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean. Bu t you're just a man, after all ... " When Clarisse asked that I feel as if it in a way awoken Montag. He was proud of being a Fireman and he had no idea that people were afraid of him for that reasoning. Clarisse also asked, "Is is true that long ago firemen put fires out instead of going to start them?" Montag was kinda of surprised she asked this and responded with, "No. Houses have always been fireproof, take my word for it." After Montag said this I feel as if she responded in a snotty rude way when she said, "Strange. I heard once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed firemen to stop the flames." I think that that statement was rude towards Montag and criticized his work. That is why I think that after Montag talked to Clarisse it didn't so much changed his mind but made him question what his job does and how he feels about it.
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Meag: Interesting post and the question you choose to answer is a very important one in the book.
However, I think you need to think through your view on Bradbury's hypothetical world. First of all, in the first paragraph you say "The job of a Fire Fighter is very demanding and they sacrifice basically their entire life in order to save other people." That doesn't sound like the firemen in Fahrenheit 451, who start fires instead of putting them out. And I'm not sure if I agree that Bradbury was portraying Clarisse in "snotty rude way." She does criticize Montag's work, but based on what his job is, don't you think she has a point? She's asking him hard questions about what he does and how his actions effect others: he storms into people's houses burns their books. Maybe for the first time she's made him actually think about what he does and he doesn't really like it.
Remember, the novel is a dystopia, which is a fictional society that makes a comment on our current world.
I think she made him think that what he dose is wrong that books are for reading not burn. he thought that his job was saving people from them selves but really its harm their soicty. interesting how you pointed that out
Meaghan: I don't really agree with your point in this statement ."The job of a Fire Fighter is very demanding and they sacrifice basically their entire life in order to save other people.". It is because this is the future world where firemen burn the books and houses instead of putting off the fire. And I don't think by ning books they are saving people's life. Instead,they don't want their people to get knowledge. I think you are trying to relate the job of the firemen in present world and the Monatag's world.
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