His choice to become an individual himself transforms him into a completely different person. As the book nears the end, Montag ends up meeting Professor Faber. Professor Faber is one of the outcasts because of everything he knows. Montag asked him for help because he began to take an interest in reading books. Montag explains to Faber “Nobody listens anymore. I can't talk to the walls because they're screaming at me. I can't talk to my wife; she listens to the walls,” Montag began to feel different from others because society began to distance him from his old actions (Bradbury 78). Also at the beginning, Clarisse asks Montag about the smell of kerosene. This part began to foreshadow Montag as an individual and thinking for himself. Montag would be characterized as the protagonist of this novel. Clarisse's way of thinking was the reason that most influenced Montag to transform into an individualist. His personality made him want to be like Clarisse. As we get closer to identifying Montag's individuality, he lets it all out when he talks to Beatty. Montag began to defend Clarisse from Beatty and said, “She saw everything. He didn't do anything to anyone. He just left them alone” (Bradbury 108). Said by Montag, he points out that Clarisse was herself, an individual who just wanted to see the world different without harm. Other people saw her as a threat