In my opinion, Guy Montag wants to change the society he
lives in because he does not feel like he is living a truly human life. I think that he
truly comes to realize this when he meets Clarisse and when he sees the old lady die
with her books.
I think that Montag wants to have real
feelings -- he wants to care about other people. I think he also wants to have
thoughts. Both of these are things that are more or less contrary to the values of his
society.
Montag is living in a marriage that is not based
on love. He and Millie can't even remember where they met and she, at least, shows no
signs of caring about him. I think that he wants that to be
different.
Montag is living in a society where he is not
encouraged to think deep thoughts. I think he wants that to change as well -- he wants
to be able to think about things without all the distractions his society throws at him
(symbolized by the Denham's Dentrifice ad).
To be human,
you have to be able to feel things like love and you have to be able to think deep
thoughts. Montag lives in a society where these things are not encouraged and he is
sick of it -- he wants to be fully human.
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