Character Predictions

Here are the character profiles again. Post your predictions about what you think might happen to these characters before the end of the book.

Guy Montag: Montag is the protagonist of Bradbury's novel. Though at the beginning of the story he is little more than a fireman who lives without thinking or feeling but is changed by the events in the novel.


Mildred: Mildred is the wife of Montag who acts more like a robot than a person. She is obsessed with television, and shuts out feelings of love and remorse. At one time, she attempts suicide, but is unsuccessful.

Beatty: Beatty is Montag's fire captain. Though he is well read in literature, he chooses to burn books because he feels betrayed by them. Beatty seems to be the mastermind, if there is one, behind government censorship. He is not a robot like Montag, but a man who consciously chooses to do evil.

Clarisse McClellan: Clarisse is the next-door neighbor of Montag who is silenced by the government for living independently and learning the true meaning of life. Her influence on Montag at the beginning of the story is profound; because of her, Montag decides to start reading for himself.

Mechanical Hound: The Hound is a computerized animal used by the government to punish its enemies. The Hound represents the strong hand of dictatorship.