Fahrenheit 451 sort of reads like a comic
book.
That's because its cast is all about the good
guys and the bad guys ... and the grey guy
in between.
GOOD GUY
Professor Faber.
He wants to change the world.
He wants to protect books and knowledge and
meaning and substance.
He calls himself a coward for being unable
to protect them, but it's his courage—and
his willingness to act—that ultimately save
Montag's life and start to turn the tide of
ignorance.
BAD GUY
Bad GIRL.
Mildred Montag.
Guy's petty, small-minded wife.
He wants to open her eyes to the oppression
of ignorance.
She just wants to watch TV.
GOOD GUY
Good GIRL.
Clarisse McClellan.
She picks flowers.
She seeks friendships.
She's happy.
Which is why she's a social outcast.
Clarisse opens Guy Montag's eyes to the possibility
of beauty and meaning in the world.
BAD GUY
Captain Beatty.
He knows books.
He manipulates what the books say to manipulate
others.
He tries to confuse and control Montag in
a desperate attempt to maintain the status
quo.
GREY GUY
Guy Montag.
Third-generation fireman.
Burns books for a living.
Starts to hunt out meaning in the books he's
supposed to be burning.
He's also the subject of Recap 5.
