Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag Quotes

Captain Beatty wants to use fire to cleanse the world of knowledge, a thing that he believes is evil. He wants to use fire to erase people's memories and problems. He believes that fire can destroy anything and make problems disappear. When he explains that cremation is important to make people forget the dead, he says that they should "Forget them. Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean”. He thinks that the only way to have a peacefully and happy society is to make people forget the past and ignore or forget anything that they do not like. This reflects back to the society after WWII and the motives of the Nazis – removing thoughts and the past will result in peace and happiness.

In this quotation Faber is encouraging Montag to take the risk of rising against societies standards, and informing him that if you “lose” on your way to a certain goal, remember that you were passionate about something that could make a difference in the way of society. In conclusion, Faber follows the expectations of society but in his mind he desperately wants to go against his actions and help to fight for books. His state of mind has not been affected by society as he is a well read individual, perceives society as uneducated and mindless, as well is capable of teaching Montag effectively.

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

The violence that takes place in the story is a preview of what may one day come true if individual rationalism ends. The lack of daily human interaction by most has significantly transformed the way in which all of the characters in the story live and act on a daily basis. A revealing point of the government’s censorship is when Captain Beatty states, “They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of

A Devil-related/evil presence covered in "thunderheads of tobacco smoke," Captain Beatty is the clever, cruel (person or thing that irritates and fights with someone or something) of the story; he is linked over and over again to fire (which in the end kills him) and to the (unavoidable, already-decided futures) as represented by repeating card games. As leader of a fire company, he hosts a (bad/ harmful/ morally wrong) friendship with the slow corporate or government workerized book burners who follow his orders. (in a way where one thing represents something else), he drives a "yellow-flame-colored hard-shelled insect with black, char-colored tires." Like the Mechanical Hound, he noses out information, such as the pattern of (not being true

Beatty appeals to her audience’s sense of ethos by admitting her lack of knowledge on certain topics in order to appear honest. She openly states, “I wondered, For what?” This acknowledgement of her confusion attempts of show the audience that she writes the entire account of her story, both positive and negative. That simple inclusion of a thought train gains her credibility with her readers. Her goal in including those thoughts seems to be to gain trust and respect that makes her story appear trustworthy.

22. What is the significance of “Mister Ridley” and what do we learn about Beatty in this exchange? (page 37-38)

What he needs is a teacher. “where do you find a teacher this late?” (pg 74). Montag then remembers an old former English Professor he met named Faber. WIth Faber’s help, and three main principles about books “[1] Do you know why books . . . so important? Because they have quality . . . [2] Leisure . . . time to think . . . [3] carry out actions based on what we learn” (pg 83-85). Montag begins to grasp the idea of books, their importance, and why they should be preserved.

In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451, the main character, Guy Montag, lives by the social norms of his community. He doesn't question any of the rules that his society has created, such as burning books and literature due to their offensive nature. After meeting a girl named Clarisse, all of the opinions that have been set in his brain are questioned. Montag undergoes something of a moral crisis and decides to rewire the thoughts that he once trusted. Suddenly he sees his wife Mildred differently, and wishes that he had developed a better relationship with her, but she drifted away from him because she prefers the comfort of the television over her husband.

Who knew that a seventeen year old girl could change the mind of a full grown thirty year old man about his life? In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the main character Guy Montag is meet with a life changing moment when he meets Clarisse a girl who goes completely the other direction of the law. She forces Guy Montag to think about his happiness his life decisions, his job burning books. The Turning point in his life cause him to also break the law and collect a book from every burning the firemen do. Eventually Montag tells the fier capital Beaty about his book but only say he has one but Beaty knew about Montag collecting books and goes to Montag's house to burn it down. Beatty makes Guy burn his own

Beatty is a perplexing character in Fahrenheit 451. He is a fireman who strictly follows the rules and demands that nobody has or reads books, yet he vociferated quotes from books at Montag. He says that Clarisse is a broken person, yet talks as if he truly does care about her and is intrigued by her. Then again, Beatty acts just like everyone else in the zombie world, he believes that knowledge is of little value. Beatty is the mediator between the zombie world and the imaginative world of books.

Captain Beatty was a character that I disliked from the moment I met him till the end of the novel. The reason for not liking Captain Beatty is a complex reason because he is not a character that goes out of his way to hurt Guy, he actually attempts to allow him to read a few books and work on his curiosity. The reason for my dislike of this character is because of his constant contradictions to himself as well to Guy. He is the leader of the firemen whose job is to burn books however he has vast knowledge of these books and seems to care very deeply about the books. He allows Guy one night to read as many of the books as he wants but in the morning he must turn them in because it is against the rules. However, he is also the man that makes Guy burn his own books after he is turned in by his own wife. He calls these books “treacherous weapons” however, through the knowledge he has gained from these books he is able to manipulate every one of the other firemen into doing what he wants. He does not use his knowledge to better the world or the people around him and that is why he is disliked by

Captain Beatty is a very complex character in the sense that he's very contradictory in nature. On page 27, he goes into depth about the history of how firemen came to be, quoting literature and sharing knowledge that he's grown to hate. He claims that he's attempted to understand the world of writing and education, but that it has a strong tendency to isolate an individual and makes them feel lonely. Beatty enjoys the feeling of instant gratification rather than earning something, and he knows it and stresses the importance of simple living. This shows that Captain Beatty went through the same moral crisis that Montag is experiencing, but it's apparent that he wasn't strong enough to follow his mind and not the social norm.

In the book Fahrenheit 451 Beatty is killed by Montag. To understand this event we need to understand what's happened. Beatty addresses Montag on the dangers of books. Beatty makes Montag feel intimidated. In his hand is a flamethrower at this time.

The next character, Captain Beatty, represents the theme of obedience in accepting and living through the ideas given by the administration. When Beatty talks with Montag, he concludes that “we must all be alike, not…free and equal…but…made equal” in order to keep their society happy (55). Through this, Captain Beatty makes his point about the government having to make everyone look like everyone else. In doing so, they ensure no one is offended by any actions or remarks of other individuals. Furthermore, Beatty surely stands with any concepts bestowed by the state. For example, as Beatty informs Montag of his duty to civilization, he states that they “stand against…those who want to make everyone unhappy” and that the people rely on them to