The events in this novel, Fahrenheit 451, were very much involved with human nature. If Montag did not have human free will or human error, then none of the events in this story would have happened. Because of his human free will, Montag was able to look past his censored world and find out that life is able to live, not just go through. It is human nature to sometimes rebel. It is a good portrayal of human nature because it is a positive way of showing how some humans work. Montag goes for the correct cause because the world he lives in is so gloomy and depressing. Guy Montag goes from a very obeying and brainwashed human, to a resistant free thinker just because of the complex art of the human nature.
Ray Bradbury interpreted human nature very well in this novel through more then just Guy Montag! He also showed it through brainwashed Mildred, Montag's wife, in a more negative way. He showed Mildred was like many humans who would turn in someone important to them just because they were threatened. It is in human nature sometimes to just go with the popular group. This is the extremely negative side of complex human nature. It is also very disappointing to know that there are many humans that would do this, but that is the ugly truth. Human nature is also represent through Beatty in the same way it is in boring Mildred. Beatty just enforces what society tells him to. He goes with the popular crowd and also likes the power he has. Since he is a head fireman, he also craves the power of commanding people. This is also an aspect of human nature because some humans crave power. Eventually, it leads to his downfall, much like other power hungry leaders in history. It is very good that Bradbury made these characters to represent the more negative and scary side to human nature.
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 1996. Print.
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