the CHARACTERS

Guy
Guy Montag is the official, primary character in the novel. He is the protagonist; however, he is sometimes tempted and led to the wrong areas. His occupation is a fireman, to set books on fire in the midnight while he is also the husband of Mildred. Later in the story, he gets tangled in the secrets and complexity of books and the meaning of the world, which causes him to constantly be in conflicts of frustration and questions.
Personally, I diapprove of him; he is irritating and sometimes tactless in his ways. Even though he tries to discover the goodness and beauty of books and the world, he is also incredibly dumb. He is short-tempered, does not think about his consequences, and is too gullible or affected. For example, he loses himself between the lectures of Beatty and Faber after all the time he spent pondering and being determined. He murders and blames his hands/legs for what he is doing, which is extremely lame.
Despite those characteristics, what he tries to reveal about the universal human experience is to not give up just because it is difficult. Keep on trying to realize what one needs to know, then one can find his/her's own happiness and path.

Mildred
Mildred Montag is the wife of Guy. She is like a total addict of the 'parlor', also known as the 3-walled TV. In the soap operas she watches, she is totally stuck to the 'families' more than her husband. She even betrays her husband after Guy tried to truly bond in affection and trust her fully; what kind of wife is that? She is an iceberg that is emotionless and so far away. Also, I realized that she actually tried to suicide when she ate all the sleeping pills. This could show her internal agony and hopelessness to solve her problems like her husband. Her addiction to the TV seems like she is using it to gulp down her true feelings that she does not want to face and using it to put on a smile that is truly not a real one.
So this is why I abhor her; so dumb, tactless, unaware, and weak. I just want to shake her and make her realize that she needs to truly wake up. In my opinion, I think she is trying to reveal to us to not avoid the problems we need to face. If we do, then we could end up like her, in an distant world.

Beatty
He is the captain of the fire department and also the antagonist of the story. Some time before in his life, he was extremely passionate about books, literature, and the truth of the universe, which led him to have an immense knowledge books. He is extremely complicated; sometimes he seems to be passionate about books, later he seems angry with books, and then he seems satisfied with books and his world (especially the time when he gave that long lecture to Guy when Guy was sick). However, it is clearly shown that he prefers the world with pleasure and without worries, which makes him just like the society Guy lives in.
This is why I loathe him. He especially got on my nerves when Guy had to burn his house. If he is the leader of book burning, then why does he keep using quotes from books? Why does he keep trying to ignore the universe when he knows what is in the books?
In my opinion, I think Beatty is trying to reveal to us that there are people who try to make everyone else to be unaware of the truth just because they do not want it known.

Clarisse MClellan
Clarisse is the girl who lived in Montag's neighbor. She is a beautiful, but pale, 17-year-old girl who has deep conversations with Guy. She was the first person to hint or show Guy about the world's truth and beauty. Her inquiring mind and sweet peacefulness is so much different from others. She also has a close relationship with the nature, such as tasting rain and playing with flowers. Even though the society does not like or care for her, she and her peculiar family are so much happier. Guy cannot help feeling attracted to her; her gentleness and knowledge of the world is so amazing.
I like her, a lot. She is so much different from the world, so smart, hopeful, and bliss. I don't think she was ever a pessimist! The fact that she is not at all ashamed of her identity is so sweet and charming to me. In my opinion, she reveals to us many things. However, I think the main idea is to not be a pessimist, but be an optimist even though you are different because happiness is all that matters.

Faber
Faber is the professor that Guy first met in a park. He is the person who understands the meaning of books and tries to persuade Guy into his side, not Beatty's. He helps Guy with the plan of books and the scene when escaping. Sometimes, he can be a coward, but at other times he can be pretty smart and confident.
I don't have strong, passionate feelings for his character. Sometimes, I feel pity for him for his cowardness. Other times, I cheer for him due to his smart knowledge. So my feelings are quite in the middle for him. He is trying to reveal about the human experience that it's okay to be a coward because some day, you might be a helpful use to the world.

Granger
Granger is the leader of the group of book-lover hobos Guy met when he escaped from the city after his murder. The group he was in charge of included people who all had memorized or known books in their heads. He is hopeful and quite sure that one day, the world will come to an end of forbidding books. When that happens, he claims he will write them and show the truth of the world and of books.
I am in love with his character. He seems so attractive and sure of his thoughts. He is manly, unafraid of things, patient, and intelligent. Also, he owns his gentle personality and does not have one of those crazy moments all characters have in this novel. In my opinion, I believe he is trying to reveal to us that there is always hope and that it helps to cling on to something you truly believe about.