"I think he's one of the nicest-looking men ever became president"(Bradbury 96).
The society of the book as been simplified to much, that the people now measure the quality of a political candidate solely on their looks. As the women discuss the two candidates in the election, it becomes blatant that their only concern was how the people looked. This begs the question of in order to eliminate one of the political parties, the government made one candidate, "A little short man ... [who] mumbled"(Bradbury 97), in order to make there be only one option. This society has digressed so much that the voters, instead of listening to the words, and choosing candidates with similar views to their own, choose the best looking. The people seem unconcerned and disinterested as to who leads the country, as long as someone does the job.
"That's the good part of dying; when you've nothing to lose, you run any risk you want"(Bradbury 85).
As Guy grapples with his feelings, and the meaning of his life, he finds that knowing he has nothing to lose has freed his mind of fear. Knowing that his life is so bad, so robotic, so "blah", Guy knows that to lose it would not be so bad. He is not truly living if everything he does can never change. If his life is so rigid that he welcomes any change, even if this change may cost him. If he lives and succeeds, he will be a hero, if he dies trying, he will be a martyr like the woman in the house, his death will spark the fire in another.
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