Q. What does Faber do for a living?
That is what happened with Montag, the protagonist who is a fireman in charge of burning books, and Faber, a retired English professor who recognizes what the loss of books means to society. Let’s take a closer look at their relationship in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Q. What role does Faber play in Fahrenheit 451?
Quivering on the brink of rebellion against the causal drift of society from humanism to oppression, Professor Faber, a bloodless, white-haired academic who protects his “peanut-brittle bones” and castigates himself for his “terrible cowardice,” represents a sterling redeeming quality — a belief in the integrity of the …
Q. What did Faber do?
Faber is the second of Montag’s three mentors and teaches him one important lesson: it’s not about the books. Books reflect life, he explains, or at least the good ones do. He’s fairly adamant about his philosophy – he calls Montag a fool and will hear nothing in the way of opposition.
Q. How did Montag convince Faber to help him?
What was Montag willing to do to convince Faber to help carry out the plan? He tore the book apart, and said he would burn the book and Faber. He was ranting on to Mildred’s friends, so Faber instructed him to burn the book so they thought he was playing a joke.
Q. Why does Faber want money?
Why does Faber ask Montag to give him money? Faber wants McDonald’s. Faber is in debt to the government.
Q. What has Faber invented that will help Montag?
As a result of Montag’s concern about how he will act when he and Beatty next meet, Faber shows Montag one of his inventions — a two-way, Seashell Radio-like communication device that resembles a small green bullet and fits into the ear.
Q. What does Faber give Montag at the end of their meeting?
Faber gives Montag a “green bullet” at the end of their conversation in Fahrenheit 451. It enables Faber to hear Montag and anyone around him, and enables Faber to talk to Montag. Faber explains that this is his role in changing the society.
Q. What is ironic about Beatty’s dream?
. What is ironic about Beatty saying “the sheep returns to the fold”? “The Sheep returns to the fold” means that Montag would eventually come back to the side of the firemen. In the dream, Montag argues for books and the good the did to society, while Beatty said that books can be used against him.
Q. What does Beatty’s dream reveal?
Beatty tells Montag that in the dream he used the words of the book to refute all of Montag’s arguments. This exchange shows that Beatty knows that Montag is wavering about what is right and wrong in regard to books and knowlege.
Q. Why does Beatty share his dream with Montag?
The purpose of Captain Beatty describing his dream is to make Montag aware that the same books he reveres also offer opposing points, which makes the pursuit of knowledge difficult and overwhelming. Captain Beatty sums up his argument against literature by telling Montag, What traitors books can be!
Q. What does Beatty blame for the changes to society?
Beatty says minorities is to blame because they objected too many things in books, d. Explain the philosophy for everyone being happy in the Farenheit society. The itch is the thought that the firemen want to stop and they feel like the books mean something.
Q. What became the most important thing in society Fahrenheit 451?
According to Beatty, the increasing speed of society made it so that books withered away. People just wanted shorter forms of entertainment so books got boiled down to digests and summaries and then eventually disappeared altogether. As to what the most important thing is, I would say that it is happiness.
Q. Why are all the houses fireproof in this society?
Why are all the houses fireproof in this society? Since this book is set in the future, the houses naturally were fireproofed for safety. The job of burning books, since all of them were banned, were given to firemen since their old jobs (extinguishing blazes) were mostly unnecessary.
Q. What did the old woman do in Fahrenheit 451?
By sacrificing herself, the old woman publicly opposes censorship and takes a dramatic stance for the preservation of knowledge, individuality, and humanity. Her suicide has a profound impact on Montag, who is influenced by her bravery and filled with guilt for being a fireman.
