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He and the other fireman would burn books to show conformity. Without books and ideas, nobody is permitted to think freely and thus everyone should be happy according to the new rules of their society. Yet, when books and new ideas are presented to people, conflict and unhappiness occur which is why the government has banned them. At first, Montag believes that he is happy just like any other citizen. However, the reader quickly notices that Montag is not truly satisfied with his life after he meets his new buoyant next-door neighbor Clarisse McClellan as he is walking home from work one afternoon. As they walk, she enlightens Montag with questions and thoughts that he has never considered. She not only questions him about his unhappiness but also the purpose of his occupation as a fireman and how the history of his job was not always how it used to be. This first meeting sparks Montag’s fuse for change as it is the first occasion where he examines his surroundings as insignificant as they may be. For example, Montag had no knowledge that fireman used to be fight actual fires. Clarisse arouses Montag’s curiosity and which makes him realize that real happiness has been absent from his life. Several days go by and the two continue to converse daily about their surroundings and life when she walks him to and from work on his way to the subway. Almost immediately, the reader discovers that once Montag meets Clarisse he realizes that he is unhappy. Bradbury instinctively contrasts the two characters with differences in family, personality, their daily schedules, and their daily thinking. Clarisse speaks of the beauties of life, “the man on the moon”, “the early morning dew”, and the satisfaction she enjoys from looking and smelling different things. Montag has never concerned himself with these “insignificant” topics of discussion, yet Clarisse accepts montage for who he is. Montag finds Clarisse’s abnormality
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He serves as a teacher to Montag, but not in the way he originally intends to be. Beatty embodies an apologist for the current state of society even though the man is well read and a free thinker himself. He just chooses to conform to society like any other person would. Professor Faber is almost a mirror image to Captain Beatty except his intention is to preach the truth and meaning of books to Montag. The two coincide with one another and create one big comparison, which brings Montag towards the edge of rebellion. When Montag desires to know the true meaning of literature he turns to Faber for guidance. Faber says to him that the secret is not the books themselves, but what the books say and the details in them. But in order to understand the meaning of them, one must have “leisure time” according to Faber. However this is absent in a society, which has been overrun by technology. Montag also learns from Faber that people need “the right to carry out actions” which is also nonexistent in their society since no one has freedom of speech or any rights to act. Everyone is a duplicate of the other in the robotic society as they follow the orders of the government blindly. Thus making freedom and individuality extinct as people overlook the meaning of life everyday. In the society, Faber represents someone who guides everyday people in the right direction similar to a therapist or parents. From Faber, Montag learns the true value of books, which puts him in the right direction to save them. But Captain Beatty’s goals are the exact opposite. He first comes suspicious of Montag’s sudden curiosity after he asks if the Mechanical Hound can think or not. He aims to drive Montag to believe that books are evil and are nothing but senseless nonsense that only cause problems and sadness. Once he discovers that Montag has been hiding books, is where
He serves as a teacher to Montag, but not in the way he originally intends to be. Beatty embodies an apologist for the current state of society even though the man is well read and a free thinker himself. He just chooses to conform to society like any other person would. Professor Faber is almost a mirror image to Captain Beatty except his intention is to preach the truth and meaning of books to Montag. The two coincide with one another and create one big comparison, which brings Montag towards the edge of rebellion. When Montag desires to know the true meaning of literature he turns to Faber for guidance. Faber says to him that the secret is not the books themselves, but what the books say and the details in them. But in order to understand the meaning of them, one must have “leisure time” according to Faber. However this is absent in a society, which has been overrun by technology. Montag also learns from Faber that people need “the right to carry out actions” which is also nonexistent in their society since no one has freedom of speech or any rights to act. Everyone is a duplicate of the other in the robotic society as they follow the orders of the government blindly. Thus making freedom and individuality extinct as people overlook the meaning of life everyday. In the society, Faber represents someone who guides everyday people in the right direction similar to a therapist or parents. From Faber, Montag learns the true value of books, which puts him in the right direction to save them. But Captain Beatty’s goals are the exact opposite. He first comes suspicious of Montag’s sudden curiosity after he asks if the Mechanical Hound can think or not. He aims to drive Montag to believe that books are evil and are nothing but senseless nonsense that only cause problems and sadness. Once he discovers that Montag has been hiding books, is where