Importance Of Morality In Fahrenheit 451

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In the book “Fahrenheit 451” understanding the world and being free to one 's true self can hold great importance in making society grow, but taking liberty and teachings for granted will only poison society 's and its values. However by the help of others Montag questions society and its values which help him decide which path was right. While Beatty values superficiality, Faber teaches Montag to search for deeper meaning, both affecting Montag in his journey to find truth and knowledge. The characteristics and beliefs of Beatty and Faber play a great role in the way Montag develops.
Beattys and Faber 's conflicting qualities and character play are in important role in seeing both sides of society. Beatty 's character is one of confidence
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Montag has taken a bible and is going to bring it to Faber 's house. When Montag knocked on the door, Faber was about to open the door and he was described “The front door opened slowly. Faber peered out, looking very old in the light and very fragile and very much afraid.” Faber is shown as a frail and cowardice character. He is very broken down and weak because he blames himself for the banning of book. He feel powerless and hopeless because when He had a chance to stand up against the book haters he did not. Faber became anti social and very depressed, and because he is different from others in society, he fears that the government might take him away making him feel scared and fearful. Before Montag he felt like he was useless and had no …show more content…
His personal beliefs is that people are happy if the people can be free and be their true self. Montag goes to Faber 's house for help and Faber explains to Montag that three things are missing in society; “Number One: quality of information. Number Two: leisure to digest it. Number Three: the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two.” Faber believes that good information, thinking and freedom are essential in making society better and happier. He believes in the advantages of books and that reading book and having the ability to analyze and think about that you are reading, will only benefit your development as one true self. Faber is for abolishing the restriction to read and to obtain knowledge and truth, because he has read books and understands them, he can be able to become more wise . Due to the fact that he used to read book, he is aware of the good and bad in society allowing him to be able to make a

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