He seems to be happy with his life and is infatuated with his work. The opening 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 changed.” (Bradbury, 1). The reader is led to believe that Montag believes wholeheartedly in what he does for a living. However, when Bradbury introduces Montag's first antagonist, Clarisse McClellan, Montag begins to question certain aspects of his life. Clarisse is young, full of ideas, different from the rest of society, asks many 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 isn't as interesting. She is self-centered, unhappy, and only worried about the walls (TVs) in her house and the characters on shows that are called family. Beatty, Montag's boss, would be the third antagonist of the novel and is portrayed as a loud and domineering man. When Clarisse McClellan dies and Montag is forced to burn books, a house, and the occupant who refuses to leave, Montag undergoes a change of character. This is the point where the reader would classify Montag as a round character. Montag begins to question his life, work, society and everything around him. Montag had actually been stealing books from fires over the past year out of curiosity, but had never read them until now. Montag goes against everything the firefighters believe and begins reading banned books. Mildred, filled with 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 convinced a professor named Faber to help him better understand the books he was reading and that's when Montag realized