“Now, Montag, you’re a burden. And fire will lift you off my shoulders”(109 Bradbury). In the work Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury uses the character Beatty to show that the firemen destroy readers lives in the society. First, Beatty becomes a villain by loving the act of destroying houses and books. For example, in the beginning Beatty asks Guy if he has any books because the hound was growling at him as he walked by. As this happens Beatty is laughing showing how his evil leads him to love destroying the books and those who own them. For instance, as Beatty talks about the burning of the women and the old times of him reading he seems to be excited. Beatty acts as if killing a woman and destroying her property is okay which exemplifies
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First, Beatty tells Guy he will be forced to go to jail after burning his life’s work right after Mildred climbs in a taxi and drives away. Beatty’s villainous ways are revealed because he shows his belief in destroying Guy’s life even farther than he already has done. For example, Beatty forces guy to light his own house on fire with a flamethrower instead of using kerosene. Beatty forcing Guy to take his house apart piece by piece and making Guy watch everything he worked for fall away in minutes exemplifies Beatty’s love of pain. Finally, Beatty forces Guy to burn his entire book collection with the flamethrower right before Guy aims the flamethrower at Beatty. Guy worked his whole life to collect those books and the books were a part of who he was, and when he was forced to burn them Beatty destroyed part of Guy’s soul. Overall Beatty truly exemplifies his evil ways by compelling Guy to destroy his entire life. Throughout Beatty’s life in the novel his character is used for the act of destruction and violence to make him a villain. He destroys others properties and murders without guilt. He also forces Guy to destroy his own life and believes it’s deserved. Overall Beatty is the villain because of his love for destroying others
First, Beatty tells Guy he will be forced to go to jail after burning his life’s work right after Mildred climbs in a taxi and drives away. Beatty’s villainous ways are revealed because he shows his belief in destroying Guy’s life even farther than he already has done. For example, Beatty forces guy to light his own house on fire with a flamethrower instead of using kerosene. Beatty forcing Guy to take his house apart piece by piece and making Guy watch everything he worked for fall away in minutes exemplifies Beatty’s love of pain. Finally, Beatty forces Guy to burn his entire book collection with the flamethrower right before Guy aims the flamethrower at Beatty. Guy worked his whole life to collect those books and the books were a part of who he was, and when he was forced to burn them Beatty destroyed part of Guy’s soul. Overall Beatty truly exemplifies his evil ways by compelling Guy to destroy his entire life. Throughout Beatty’s life in the novel his character is used for the act of destruction and violence to make him a villain. He destroys others properties and murders without guilt. He also forces Guy to destroy his own life and believes it’s deserved. Overall Beatty is the villain because of his love for destroying others