In the book, Fahrenheit 451 Montag is the main character and he was once like the majority of people in his society, who had negative views about books because the government banned them and they hired firemen ,like Montag to burn books and people's houses who secretly stored them. Montag first started changing his attitude toward books when he got sick from burning a woman alive for having a library in her house and Montag couldn't understand why she would want to die with the books,this made him concern what was inside of books and start reading a secret stash he had and calling upon help by Faber to explain the purpose of books.Once Montag understood books a little more he keeps reading and this created the main conflict between Montag and
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After this happened he started reading his secret stash of books and contacted Faber to get advice and an understanding of books and their purpose.The reason why Beatty and Montag got into a conflict was because Montag was reading books trying to understand them and become knowledgeable and now that he read a couple of them and talked to someone who has read many books and understands the purpose and their effects behind them he was reading the books in public, knowing it was illegal but he wasn't thinking that it would catch up with him. The overall theme of knowledge and ignorance connects to Montag's development through his realization of the purpose of books and him wanting to be knowledgeable and not fall in the ignorance of his society that the government has created by banning books.Another Quote that shows that Montag changed his view on life with or without a book is “"Listen. Easy now," said the old man gently. "I know, I know. You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn. Now, pick up your feet, into the firehouse with you!” This quote shows that Montag was about to try to make a change with the plan him and Faber came up with but he was nervous and Faber tried to explain that Montag should not be afraid or he would live in ignorance the rest of his life just like
After this happened he started reading his secret stash of books and contacted Faber to get advice and an understanding of books and their purpose.The reason why Beatty and Montag got into a conflict was because Montag was reading books trying to understand them and become knowledgeable and now that he read a couple of them and talked to someone who has read many books and understands the purpose and their effects behind them he was reading the books in public, knowing it was illegal but he wasn't thinking that it would catch up with him. The overall theme of knowledge and ignorance connects to Montag's development through his realization of the purpose of books and him wanting to be knowledgeable and not fall in the ignorance of his society that the government has created by banning books.Another Quote that shows that Montag changed his view on life with or without a book is “"Listen. Easy now," said the old man gently. "I know, I know. You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn. Now, pick up your feet, into the firehouse with you!” This quote shows that Montag was about to try to make a change with the plan him and Faber came up with but he was nervous and Faber tried to explain that Montag should not be afraid or he would live in ignorance the rest of his life just like