action has an endless amount of possibilities. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is one of the major sources to the novel’s outcome. Montag’s own leadership in the end of the novel could not have been possible without Clarisse, his mentor Faber, and the actions of Montag himself that took him by surprise. Meeting…
Montag didn’t arrest Faber for having a book, even though he knew Faber had one. Montag and Faber talked about the things that books can do. Faber recited some lines of a monologue, a poem, and composes a comment. “That was all there was to it, really. An hour of monologue, a poem, a comment, and then without either acknowledging the fact Montag was a fireman…” (Bradbury, pg. 71). This is a significant adjustment because Faber seems to trust Montag, even though he didn’t acknowledge…
mind and change their thoughts and beliefs. Symbol "His name was Faber, and when he finally lost his fear of Montag" (Fahrenheit, 75). The name, Faber, could have been from a character from Saint Peter Faber, a sixteenth-century theologian and the first Jesuit priest who strongly supported literature. Just like the character Faber in the novel, they had great knowledge and supplemented reading and literature. Hence, the name Faber doesn't just stand for the character's name but for another…
an awakening. Montag now sees the sad, empty, and censored lives him and everyone he knows is living. This awakening is influenced by Clarisse, Mildred, and Faber. Witnessing the contrasting ways in how Clarisse and Mildred carried themselves through life showed Montag the difference between actually living life, rather than just existing. Faber, using his extensive literary knowledge and knowledge of the previous world, teaches Montag the true importance of reading. Montag was awakened to his…
who are not focused on materialistic things are more humane and emotional. (SIP-A) Faber is much more emotional and human because he lives with less materialistic things. (STEWE-1) In Faber’s living room, Montag notices Faber doesn't have much technology. “‘As you see, my parlour is nothing but four plaster walls. ‘And here’ He held out two small rubber plugs. "For my ears when I ride the subway-jets”( ) . Faber doesn't live with a tv parlor, instead his parlor is simply four plaster walls. He…
technology such as the internet and satellite TV. The novel centers around Guy Montag, a fireman whose job is to burn the books, but comes to the realization that books do not deserve to get burned. In particular, a supporting character in the novel, Faber defines the…
AP Language: Major Works Data Sheet Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Date of Publication: 1953 Genre: Dystopian Fiction Biographical information about the author: Ray Bradbury was born on August 22nd, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. His mother, Esther Bradbury was a Swedish immigrant and his father, Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, was an English power and telephone lineman. Bradbury loved the town he grew up in so much, when he began writing he used this setting under the name “Green Town” as…
In “Fahrenheit 451”, Bradbury creates a futuristic community that depends on technology to take care of simple responsibilities. Bradbury uses exposition to give his readers a background on this futuristic society in order to understand how things work. He introduces Montag as a conformist for the government. Montag is a Fireman. Firemen, in this futuristic society, duties are to start fires in people homes that possess books, these people are considered criminals. To readers this is a…
Montag sat, watching the earth shake as his own city was destroyed. On his knees, he begged, begged for Faber to be alright. As the dust rolled onto his face, tears were running down his face and onto the ground.” Damn it! Damn it all!” He yelled as he grabbed the ground as if fighting with Hades himself. He grabbed his suitcase and opened it up. He tore out his old firefighter suit and attempted to put it on. But with his own sweat and tears blinding him, he knew he couldn’t do it. “Why can’t…
sees how he is destroying everything that ruined his life. Meanwhile, Faber is talking to Montag through the bug and is telling Montag to escape, but Montag is hesitant at first. Montag also for a second goes back to his old thinking from Beatty, and makes him unsure if he should continue with the plan. At this time, Beatty sees the green bug in his ear and knows what it is. He threatens to trace it back, which would reveal Faber. Guy knows what he has to do. He turns and sets…