I guess I want to talk about the fact that I don't think the author, Ray Bradbury, should have killed off Clarisse McClellan so early on. She really made Montag think and wounder. Also, she put things in perspective for the reader helping to compare our world with theirs. And since the author did kill her off so early I believe that he should have at least introduced her after Mildred. I know that Clarisse was a very important charecter in this book. However, to introduce her first and the let her die so early is very rare and not very well put together. I really liked her, all though she was pretty much a loner and a high school drop out. She was wicked bright. Moreover, she had a great logic and way of producing thoughts in her mind.
Hannah Reissmann
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I agree, but in some aspects I can see where the author was coming from. Yes Clarisse help to change Montag's view, but it seems that that is all the author intended on her doing. He also probably killed her off so early so there would be discussions like this. I've heard some movie versions have her back in the end with the "hobos" which I like, but I will say that I don't hate the way the author did it because it really makes the reader think.
I think that it was necessary to kill her off so early, since her main purpose was to make Montag think about his life and the think about his actions and his job. After she was able to change his thinking, it was up to Montag to follow through with his actions, Clarisse no longer served a purpose, and her death only fueled Montag’s anger toward the fire department and the rest of society. I didn’t think that it was too early to kill off Clarisse, but rather the perfect time.
i agree with angela. clarisse was just montag's guide to his rebellion. if clarisse stayed in the picture, montag wouldnt be able to move on with his journey. clarisse just showed him he could do what he had to do, and she didn't need to be with him the whole time. all montag needed was a push in the right direction and that would set him off. yanno?
When I read the book, I didn't really believe she had died. No one ever really confirmed it. Mildred just said she had heard that she died. I kept expecting her to come back the entire book. And, as you know, she never did. That was a huge disappointment for me. I felt like the booking didn't really have a complete ending.
I would probably totally disagree with you. I think that Ray Bradbury has to introduce the reader to Clarisse first becasue she is the reason for many of the controversial parts of this story. If you were introduced to Mildred first then you would have no one to compare her to. If Clarisse didn't die so early there would be no reason to have Montag in the story at all becasue the story is about Montag coming out and being a "rebel" and if Clarisse were alive through the whole thing then she would be the controversial one. This would most definelty hide Montag's changes.
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