In Fahrenheit 451, Beatty is the captain of the firemen. Beatty is portrayed as a fierce leader who wanted to burn every book existing in the city. He is essential in the story because he was the most experienced fireman in their department, therefore he knows more about history of the firemen other than other people. He is also an antagonist of this story who lectures Montag on how book were dangerous and manipulating him to not get involved with them. In addition, due to his experience, he became a strong manipulator.
Since the book is not specific on how Beatty look, his appearance should be just like every other firemen in the department. As Montag describes, “black hair, black brows, a fiery face, and a blue-steel shaved, but unshaved …show more content…
He began to suspect Montag due to his uncanny behavior, having a curiosity about the books. Therefore, Beatty lectures Montag on how dangerous books were. For instance, when Beatty was lecturing Montag, he said, “I’ve had to read those few books in my time, to know what I was about, and the books say nothing” (Ray Bradbury 62). Beatty used his own experience with books to try manipulate Montag to stay away from books. Therefore, when Montag reads his first book, he said “the captain was right”, however this made Montag even more curious about books. Beatty has a leadership ability because he disciplines his co-workers by confusing them on their curiosity and thereby manipulating to forget about those curiosities. Furthermore, Beatty is resourceful of his surroundings because he used quotes from the books Montag brought to confuse him. For example, “Words are like leaves… much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found… what do you think Montag?’’(Ray Bradbury 106). This means Beatty spends his time quoting books from authors to confuse people and this tells us that Beatty has knowledge about books. Beatty uses this knowledge to prohibit contemplation of his co-workers and education in this society. Beatty is loyal to its government in this dystopian world. He tries to explain the government did nothing wrong, he said, “technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure did the trick” (Ray Bradbury 58). He is protecting the government by saying it was not their fault that books started to lose its
Since the book is not specific on how Beatty look, his appearance should be just like every other firemen in the department. As Montag describes, “black hair, black brows, a fiery face, and a blue-steel shaved, but unshaved …show more content…
He began to suspect Montag due to his uncanny behavior, having a curiosity about the books. Therefore, Beatty lectures Montag on how dangerous books were. For instance, when Beatty was lecturing Montag, he said, “I’ve had to read those few books in my time, to know what I was about, and the books say nothing” (Ray Bradbury 62). Beatty used his own experience with books to try manipulate Montag to stay away from books. Therefore, when Montag reads his first book, he said “the captain was right”, however this made Montag even more curious about books. Beatty has a leadership ability because he disciplines his co-workers by confusing them on their curiosity and thereby manipulating to forget about those curiosities. Furthermore, Beatty is resourceful of his surroundings because he used quotes from the books Montag brought to confuse him. For example, “Words are like leaves… much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found… what do you think Montag?’’(Ray Bradbury 106). This means Beatty spends his time quoting books from authors to confuse people and this tells us that Beatty has knowledge about books. Beatty uses this knowledge to prohibit contemplation of his co-workers and education in this society. Beatty is loyal to its government in this dystopian world. He tries to explain the government did nothing wrong, he said, “technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure did the trick” (Ray Bradbury 58). He is protecting the government by saying it was not their fault that books started to lose its