Differences Between The Book And Movie

Another influencing character is Beatty, his boss and chief of police who is very knowledgeable. He finds out that Montag has books in his possession and that is when the start of the climax. Beatty is an

Captain Beatty and Montag are different because, Captain Beatty is the antagonist, and Guy Montag is the protagonist. Beatty uses his knowledge about books in a negative way when Montag uses it for good things. Much like Montag, Beatty craves the wisdom found in books but despises himself for it because he is angry it does not give him the information he is looking for. Montag wants to change the way his life is just like Beatty but Montag has the courage to

Montag is more hostile when he takes action in Bradbury's novel. Cofer does not take action, she is a tutor for her bully and she cannot get through to the bully. Bradbury's bully, it turns out, is one of Montag’s friends. Beatty is a friend of Montag in the beginning of Bradbury's novel, later in the story, though;

In the book, there is a man named Fabre, who is a book lover and a wise man. Montag befriends him, and Fabre gives him a little earpiece so the two can communicate. In the movie, there is no mention of any character called Fabre, and Montag wears no earpiece throughout the film. In addition, Fabre was also the one to tell Montag about the book people, and the one to tell him to go to the train station and trek down to the river. Also, Montag kills Captain Beatty after meeting Fabre, which obviously does not happen in the movie, because there is no Fabre to

Nevertheless, Montag still believes in reading books to obtain knowledge, so he burns Beatty alive. Despite that, in both novels, the main characters overcome the the conflict they had with the

1. Montag gives the books to beatty, while beatty tells him qoutes from the books to confuse him.

This proves how shocking and disturbing Beatty’s surprise death was to Montag because he was only trying to protect himself, he didn't realize the terrible and painful experience Beatty’s would encounter. Also, right after the surprise bombing on the city, montag and the remaining survivors get the first look at what remains of the city in which Montag used to live. ¨montag watched the great dust settle and the great silence move down upon their world” (Bradbury 160). The author uses the phrase “ great dust settle” because he was portraying the idea that everything was still and quiet after the bombing because the survivors had no idea how to react. the erie

Beatty wanted to die because he didn’t defend himself against Montag. He “had just stood there, not really trying to save

Montag soon becomes curious as to what is actually inside the books he is burning. He decides to hide them and eventually decides to read one. *****By making the decision to read the book, Montag is introduced to thought and a new view on life. He has finally come to realization of what is important and what truly gives life. Although Montag has this sudden realization of the importance of literature, another character, Captain Beatty, believes in the exact opposite. *******Through the characterization of Beatty, readers believe that he has no actual thought and is full of just random facts. However, when Captain Beatty becomes face to face with death, surprisingly, he quotes Shakespeare, indicating Captain Beatty does have thought, just does not want others to know. "There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm'd so strong in honesty that they pass by me as an idle wind, which I respect not!" (Bradbury 113). This quote referenced from Beatty is an allusion to the death of Caesar which symbolizes an honorable death used to maintain honor. Beatty wanted to die and felt as if he had nothing to live for without being able to openly share thought and gain thought without being

In this passage in which a conflict between Beatty and Montag results in Beatty’s death, Ray Bradbury uses imagery, dialogue and pace to develop both characters. Bradbury develops Montag as a character who finds a new appreciation for the deeper meanings within the forbidden books of his society. Beatty, on the other hand, is developed as a character who is closed minded and considered the norm of his society.

An example of their differences is how they physically and mentally handled and acted upon the knowledge that books had provided the two. Montag tries to spread the knowledge provided by the books he reads and relieve the society of its ignorance to the world around them. However, Beatty continues to burn the knowledge he had learned and other sources like it. Beatty thought it was better to keep the society happy than to cause conflict by reintroducing books. The books had invigorated Montag into changing the society for what he thought was the better good.

He was in fight or flight mode and wasn't thinking. Now he is starting to understand how the government is treating the citizens unfairly, and how he can’t think his own way. On page 49, it says, “And I thought about books. And for the first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books. A man had to think them up. A man had to take a long time to put them down on paper. And I’d never even thought that thought before” (Bradburry 49). Montag couldn’t think for himself because the government told him what was right and wrong. Now he is thinking for himself and seeing how corrupt the government is. Later, Montag gets caught and finally has to be speak for himself. On page 112, it says, “We’ll take this and drop in on your friend.” “No!” said Montag” (Bradburry 112). Beatty catches Montag with the earpiece and is trying to make montag feel like he is the one at fault. Montag screams back and says “no”! He is thinking for himself and protecting his friend by concealing and not giving his name up. After Montag screams “no” at Beatty, the situation escalated very quickly. Page 113, writes, “Montag only said, “we never burned right….” “Hand it over, Guy,” said Beatty with a fixed smile. And then he was a shrieking blaze, a jumping sprawling gibbering manikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him” (Bradburry 113). Beatty is

Although Beatty decides to reject what he learned when given the opportunity to read books, Beatty is unhappy with his life as a fireman and persuades Montag to kill him by using pathos as shown through his words and actions. Firstly, Beatty orders Montag to burn Montag’s own house, creating anger and sadness within Montag. Messing with Montag’s emotions makes it a pathos appeal. This action alone does not make Montag kill Beatty, but it does push to that goal. In addition, Beatty continues to irritate Montag by insulting him, saying “It was the act of a silly, damn snob” (Bradbury 118). Even though Montag was acting like a snob, or a stuck-up individual, when he read the “Dover Beach” poem to Mildred and her friends, Beatty calling Montag

Beatty is manipulative, but he is also intelligent. When Beatty visits Montag, he brings up arguments to Montag on how the education system was censored by the government, in order to keep its citizens happy and not cause any revolt. One of them being …. He brings up this argument in page hffh, quote. This further proves that Beatty is intelligent character that proposes ideas to Montag that are true and pushes Montag to think outside his point of view.

Beatty uses his knowledge to attack Montag after the fireman has made the decision to join the radicals and to oppose the burning of books. Montag returns to the fire station in order to surrender a book, creating the illusion of conforming to Beatty’s expectations. Before Montag has an opportunity to speak Beatty begins to confound him with contradictory statements from