One of the main characters in Fahrenheit 451 is Clarisse. She is a
very interesting character and she has a lot of personality. Montag, another
main character, describes her as slender and pale, with dark eyes. Montag also
says something extremely vital to understanding Clarisse. “But Clarisse’s
favorite subject wasn’t herself. It was everyone else and me. She was the first
person in a good many of years I’ve really liked. She was the first person I can
remember who looked straight at me as if I counted.” From this, we can tell
that Clarisse is more of a listener. It seems she would prefer to carry on a
conversation talking about the other person, rather than about herself. This
also brings a more mysterious vibe to her. We don’t really know that much
about Clarisse, which makes her all the more interesting.
What makes Clarisse different from
the people in her society is her knowledge of the past. When she and Montag
first meet, they do a lot of talking about his job as a fireman. “Strange. I heard
once that a long time ago houses used to burn by accident and they needed
firemen to stop the flames.” Considering Fahrenheit
451 is set in the future, we all know that her statement is true. Montag,
however, dismisses her and says that houses have always been fire proof.
Clarisse seems smart; she asks a lot of questions specifically about firemen.
Her attitude towards them is curious, maybe even a little threatened by what
they do.
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