What would you do in a world where all books were being destroyed to eliminate people from growing intellectually or spiritually inferior to others? In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury there are many strengths and weaknesses throughout- it shows the importance of books to readers and the knowledge they provide, however, many questions that the readers might have are unanswered at the end of the story. Guy Montag’s is considered a “fireman,” however, he burns books instead of saving people from fires. He learns to hate this job and secretly collects books that he is supposed to burn. Soon a man he had met at a park, Professor Faber, agreed to help him stop the firemen. Montag became a fugitive after he was forced to burn his own house down. After running along a railroad track he meets a group of ex-professors with the same ideas Montag has about books.
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Professor Faber especially expresses the importance of books in this quote, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores.” He explains that books have quality to them or texture. He thinks of the books just like he thinks about humans. They are important to him and should never be destroyed. Second, this novel has only one major weakness and it is all of the unanswered questions that the author leaves the readers with. For example, Montag was informed by his wife that the Clarisse McClellan had been killed, however, the reader and Montag never received confirmation of her death. Had his wife actually lied to him? When Montag performed the task of killing Captain Beatty, did Beatty actually want to continue destroying books or was he caught in reality by doing his job and not realize their
Professor Faber especially expresses the importance of books in this quote, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores.” He explains that books have quality to them or texture. He thinks of the books just like he thinks about humans. They are important to him and should never be destroyed. Second, this novel has only one major weakness and it is all of the unanswered questions that the author leaves the readers with. For example, Montag was informed by his wife that the Clarisse McClellan had been killed, however, the reader and Montag never received confirmation of her death. Had his wife actually lied to him? When Montag performed the task of killing Captain Beatty, did Beatty actually want to continue destroying books or was he caught in reality by doing his job and not realize their