He seems to be satisfied with his life and is in love with his work. The first line of the novel is from Montag's point of view and says: "It was a pleasure to burn." It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and transformed. (Bradbury, 1). The reader is led to believe that Montag wholeheartedly believes in what he does for a living. However, when Bradbury introduces Montag's first antagonist, Clarisse McClellan, Montag begins to question aspects of his life. Clarisse is young, full of ideas, different from the rest of society, asks herself a lot of questions and has her own vision of life. Clarisse was interesting and brought light to their dark world. The second antagonist is Montag's wife, Mildred. Mildred, on the other hand, is not as interesting. She's self-centered, unhappy, and only concerned about the walls (TVs) of her house and the characters on the shows we call family. Beatty, Montag's boss, would be the third antagonist of the novel and he is portrayed as a loud and authoritarian man. When Clarisse McClellan dies and Montag is forced to burn books, a house, and the occupant who refuses to leave, Montag changes character. This is where the reader would classify Montag as a round character. Montag begins to question his life, his work, his society and everything around him. Montag had actually been hiding books in fires over the past year out of curiosity, but had never read them until now. Montag goes against everything firefighters believe in and begins reading banned books. Mildred, full of fear of discovery and retaliation, begs Montag not to take such a risk. However, against his wife's wishes, Montag chose not to listen. Montag asked a professor named Faber to help him better understand the books he was reading and that's when Montag realized