One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Fahrenheit 451. protagonists serve as catalysts in setting characters free by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to their own recognition

In the novels One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Fahrenheit 451 by Ken Kesey and Ray Bradbury, two of the main characters Chief Bromden and Guy Montag are hiding from the unknown. These men are lost in what they believe to be reality. A reality that is the only reality they have ever known. They are lost in a society controlled by the masses unaware of what the world really has to offer. These men …

…is a dynamic character that transforms from a fireman dedicated to burning books feeling little emotion to a true human devoted to the preservation of books by realizing the value of knowledge. In these two novels the protagonists Randle McMurphy and Clarisse McClellan serve as catalysts in setting certain characters free, by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to their own recognition of what the world really is or what it could be.