Fahrenheit 451 Boss Beatty Character Analysis

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Montag’s boss Beatty Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is a fiction novel. This is written to create future America where books are prohibited and fireman are charge of burning those books. Fahrenheit 451 has various important character. And all character has their own ideas, relationship and action in novel to developed the feel of the story. Montag’s boss Beatty character is very complex but he is knowledgeable about various books however, his job was to burns books. The character of Montag’s boss (Beatty) in this novel is very complex. Beatty is the captain of montage’s fire department. He has read a variety of books, he also uses the quotes from them but he hates books and the people who involves on the reading books because he thinks …show more content…
Maybe it’s a last bible. And Mildred told Montag to give the book Beatty, but Montag doesn’t want to destroy the last bible book. Montag wife Mildred told him that her friends are coming to watch their favorite T.V show “white clown”. Then, Montag called a professor named Faber to talk about books and he went to visit him. Faber agree to help Montag and give him a small mobile radio seashell to put in his car so that they can communicate. Mildred’s friends arrive to watch clown. Then, Faber, told Montag through ear piece not to do anything but montage pull the plug on the T.V show and start to talk with them. Few moment later, montage’s returns with a book of poetry. Through the radio Faber, begs him not to read a poem but he read – “Dover Beach”, by Mattew Arnold. Its makes Mrs. Phelps cry and Mrs. blower, told that books only cause pain. Mildred rushes into the bedroom and take sleeping pills. Then, montage pulled earpiece from the ear and pushed into his pocket. Montag searches the house and found the books where Mildred has put them behind the refrigerator. Montage carried the books and hid them into the bushes in backyard. And when he came back Mildred was

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