Guy Montagg
...ars since 1990! Is it because we’re having so much fun at home we’ve forgotten the world? Is it because we’re so rich and the rest of the world is so poor and we just don’t care if they are? I’ve heard rumors; the world is starving, but we’re well fed. Is it true the world works hard and we play? Is that why we’re hated so much? I’ve heard the rumors about hate, too, once in a long while, over the years…” (73-74). Montag is full of questions he asks questions to have a better understanding of things that are going on with himself and with society. Montag above all other things is unhappy. His wife is never there for him and he doesn’t have anyone to talk to. When Montag has a crisis he can’t turn to his wife because she’ll just make jokes. Mildred doesn’t try to comfort Montag in any way, instead she says things like: “The keys to the beetle are on the night table. I always like to drive fast when I feel that way. You get it up around ninety-five and you feel wonderful. Sometimes I drive all night and come back and you don’t know. It’s fun out in the country. You hit rabbits, sometimes you hit dogs. Go take the beetle.” (64). His wife doesn’t comfort him for anything so he has no choice, but to admit that he is unhappy. “Yes it might be a good idea. Before I hurt someone. Did you hear Beatty? Did you listen to him? He knows all the answers. He’s right. Happiness is important. Fun is everything. And yet I kept sitting there saying to myself, I’m not happy, I’m not happy.” Montag breaks down and tells the truth. He finally summons up the strength to tell Mildred how he feels. This is a giant step for Montag in his search for happiness. Montag is all alone in his quest for doing what he believes is right and finding his true self. “Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk to...