re new worlds. Instead of living the life of a zombie, he can now think for himself and generate his own set of ideals and morals instead of using whatever is fed to him.Because of Montag’s initial ignorance to individuality, he lacks reason and does everything based on emotion. He is inundated with so many new feelings that he cannot process them all. Faced with the enormity and complexity of books for the first time, he becomes confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed. As a result, he has difficulty deciding what to do in everyday circumstances. He begins staying up at night just to read his newly found treasures. Upon returning from work one day, Montag finds his wife socializing with her “bland, soulless friends” and becomes so abhorrent of their empty minds that, against Faber’s advice, he forces them to listen to the poem “Dover Beach”. At times he is not aware of why he does things, feeling that his hands are acting by themselves. Such an event occurs when “his hands again move on their own and turn the flamethrower on Beatty, killing him” (Telgen, 1997). Whereas Montag requires teachers in order to generate his own ideas, all Winston needs is a spark to ignite all the fuel that he has already garnered. In a world where constantly patrolled by thought police and inhabited almost entirely of brainwashed zombies, the slightest mistake could mean death. Thus, Winston keeps all his thoughts to himself and his journal. It is only when Julia bluntly reveals herself to him and he finally opens up. He “discovers that Julia is smart and funny and loves sex, and she doesn’t care at all about Big Brother” (Stanley, 1999). With an accomplice, Winston is able to let his thoughts and emotions roam free. He rents a room away from all the telescreens, gleans sweets on the black market, and makes loves with Julia as he wishes. Now that his thoughts are free to roam, ...
