Guy Montag: Guy Montag is the main character of this novel. Over the duration of the novel he becomes a book-loving rebel rather than his old follow the rules persona. He is a firemen. However, he burns books rather than putting out fires. He is very brave, because reading in his society is outlawed. He risks his job and even his life just to read a few books. He breaks free from his brainwashed society and begins to imagine and love books. He knows that it is very dangerous to stash books and to read them secretly, but it is worth the risk in his opiinion. He progresses into a new person through his discovery of literature. He ends up breaking free from his society and meeting other readers like him in the countryside.
Mildred Montag: Mildred Montag is a brainwashed zombie of a person. She is married to Guy Montag, yet their marriage has no value to either of them. She is an empty shell of a woman and only cares about watching television and listening to her radio. She is not emotional toward her husband what-so-ever. She would rather watch television then spend time with him. She also ends up betraying her husband by turning him into the firemen for his possession of many books. This is her final act in the novel that shows how messed up she is. She will not be able to change as Montag had because she is so brainwashed.
Beatty: Beatty is a fire captain, more specifically the captain of 451, which is Montags division. He is the antagonist of the book and hates when people read books and thinks that they should all be burned, as does society. He is very smart and devilish and he tries to threaten Montag. However, he is killed by Montag after he ordered him to burn his house down because he possesses books, and wanted to arrest him. Beatty had lots of power over Montag and his decisions were what led to his death in the end.
Faber: Faber is the only true ally of Montag. His is a retired english professor and thinks that books should be allowed. After talking to Montag a long time ago at the park, they see each other again and dicuss books. Faber helps Montag develop a plan to get books back into society. Faber goes down to print more books and hopes that this will change the world.
Clarisse: Clarisse is a very beautiful seventeen year old girl. She is a very free spirit and she embraces the beautyy of the world around her. Clarisse is also the original source to Montag's change. She introduced him to the world of beauty around him. She asked him a simple question about if he was happy or not, and that changed his life very much. He realized how hopeless his life was after his encounter with her. Unfortunely, Clarisse was killed by a speeding car.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 1996. Print.
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