The Glass Is More Full Where the Grass Is More Green

Personally, Montag is not one of my favorite book characters of all time. For starters, I always think of him as "Montague" instead of "Montag," thanks Romeo and Juliet. I do not know exactly what it is about him, but he just seems kind of pitiful. Yes, I understand he is not satisfied with his life and things do not go well for him. At the same time, though, there are people like Clarisse who live under the same government, the same community, and the same leaders! You do not see her moping around because she had a lousy day. Instead, she is running around like a maniac, making her life fun! That is what I do not understand. If you are not happy with something, change it. You have to be the change. Granted, there are some situations, such as depression, in which is really is not the person's fault. This is not the case with Montag though. He is just a fun sucker. I do respect him for trying to step out of his comfort zone, but all he ever does is complain and come up with more complicated situations to get himself into. He does not want to burn books. Okay, so stop burning books. He wants to live freely. Dude, live freely then. While people might look down on him for those decisions, they are still options in his life that he pretends do not exist. I do not hate the character of Montag, he just makes me kind of gloomy. I wish Clarisse was the main character instead, I think that would make for a much more upbeat and interesting book. Too bad she gets run over by a car later in the story. At least I think she does. Like I have said many times before, Fahrenheit 451 is confusing. It certainly was not boring, though, which adds on many bonus points. I just wish Montague was not such a Debbie Downer about every little thing. The glass is more full where the grass is more green. In other words, Mr. Guy Montag, if you want your life to change, it is up to you to find a way to make it better.