Clarisse was an outgoing, naturally cheerful, and
unusually intuitive girl.
She seemed to be weird but simple at
her first presentation; she was standing at the same place, and waiting for
Montag without reason. She is unpopular
among her mates and disliked by teachers for asking "why" and
focusing on nature rather than on technology, and she always skipped the school
since she felt it was useless and was a
repetition. She influenced Montag a lot in the story. She was Montag's inspiration. She was responsible for
Montag's change and she also made him realize that he wasn't happy. It was her simplicity and expression of her thought which led
Montag to question his own static life.
Clarisse represented the innocent and
the consciousness that did not corrupted by the government in Fahrenheit
451. Clarisse did not accept the values that society
set for her, and hardly took part in activities. She also represented everything that Montag wished to become. She played an
essential character in Fahrenheit 451. If it
were not for Clarisse, the story would be tedious.
I like how you analyzed and summarized about how Clarisse affected Montag in the book, and your symbolization of Clarisse is well-explained too. I think to make your post better, you can use more specific examples of how Clarisse represents innocent and consciousness.
ReplyDeleteYou discussed about her symbolisms concisely in this post! Your explanation was very clear and easy to understand as well. You also mentioned how the society viewed Clarisse as someone aberrant and how Clarisse viewed the society. Well done!
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