Fahrenheit 451 Dissatisfaction Quotes Page 2
Citations follow this format: (Part.Paragraph)
| Quote #4 "I don't know what it is. I'm so damned unhappy, I'm so mad, and I don't know why I feel like I'm putting on weight. I feel fat. I feel like I've been saving up a lot of things, and don't know what. I might even start reading books. […] Before I hurt someone. Did you hear Beatty? Did you listen to [Beatty]? 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." |
How can Mildred be "happy" if she tried to kill herself at the beginning of the novel?
| Quote #5 "I'm going to do something," said Montag. "I don't even know what yet, but I'm going to do something big." (1.655) |
Montag’s rebellion is more about personal gratification than any sort of altruism.
| Quote #6 "Millie? Does the White Clown love you?" |
Does love exist at all in the world of Fahrenheit 451? Because it seems like Mildred and Montag don’t even love each other…
