Montag’s realization of his oblivion comes to light after his meeting with a strange girl. It is very clear that Montag is unthinking, unintelligent, oblivious, and frivolous. Clarisse, the young girl Montag meets, asks questions of Montag which shake his composure. While answering questions, Montag “never [stops] to think what [he is] asked”. Instead of thinking about the questions, he simply “[starts] to laugh”. His answers are inauthentic and it seems as if he is flippant towards many things he does. As a fireman, he burns many books but has never thought of why he does this as his job. He has been burning a plethora of books and houses with only the excuse of “it [bringing] pleasure to [him]”. He stays ignorant towards why books are illegal