He begins to think of his life as having a different purpose, of using his life to preserve rather than destroy. Soon after he has these thoughts, he sees the flame that the hobos warm their hands over. For the first time in his life, he discovers that fire can sustain life as well as destroy it.
How do the hobos know who Montag is?
The fact that the men can recover every word of books they have read makes them living conduits to the dead. They playfully identify themselves to Montag by the names of long-dead authors.
What do Montag and the hobos see happen to the city?
Once he’s deep in the country, Montag meets a band of roving intellectuals who have elected to preserve significant works of literature in their memory. Soon after these men welcome Montag into their community, an atomic bomb falls on the city, reducing it to rubble and ash.
Who was the leader of the hobos that Montag met?
Granger. The leader of the “Book People,” the group of hobo intellectuals Montag finds in the country. Granger is intelligent, patient, and confident in the strength of the human spirit. He is committed to preserving literature through the current Dark Age.
What does Montag imagine when he smells the hay?
What does Montag think of when he smells the hay? He is reminded of an idyllic trip to the countryside when he was a boy.
What does Montag realize about Beatty?
What does Montag suddenly realize about Beatty and his death? Beatty had wated to die. He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air.
What was Granger’s philosophy of life?
Granger’s philosophy of life is: “Stuff you eyes with wonder, live as if you dropped dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made of paid in factories.
What did Montag memorize?
Specifically, Montag memorizes the book of Ecclesiastes and the book of Revelations. The apocalyptic events of the war and its aftermath are reflected in the apocalyptic passages found in the book of Revelations.
What did Montag and the intellectuals believe?
What did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war ended? They wanted to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember.
What are the hobos waiting for?
The homeless men were waiting for the war to end because after the city is all destroyed, the homeless people will go teaching and helping them because they will be the ones the people would look up too.
What were the effects of censorship in Fahrenheit 451?
The firemen burn the illegal books and the houses which shelter them. Throughout the story Fahrenheit 451, censorship has affected society by dehumanizing citizens, creating fear of individuality, and causing more rebellion, conflict, and crime.
What was different about the fire Montag saw?
What was different about the fire Montag saw after leaving the river? It wasn’t burning anything, it was actually helping someone. 9. During the manhunt for Montag by the hound, why did the camera identify an innocent men as Montag?
What is the significance of Beatty in Fahrenheit 451?
A satanic presence enshrouded in “thunderheads of tobacco smoke,” Captain Beatty is the shrewd, ruthless antagonist of the story; he is linked repeatedly to fire (which ultimately kills him) and to the Fates as represented by recurrent card games.
How does Montag describe the mechanical hound?
A reincarnation of the vengeful Furies from Greek mythology and the epitome of modern perverted science, the Mechanical Hound is a slick electronic hit man formed of copper wire and storage batteries and smelling of blue electricity.
How does Montag justify killing Beatty?
Montag was justified for killing Beatty because he thought he was protecting himself and Faber, Beatty had to die for society to change, and Beatty wanted to die. Montags anger towards Beatty may have persuaded his decisions and made him do what he did to Beatty.
Did Montag burn his house?
Beatty orders Montag to burn the house by himself with his flamethrower and warns that the Hound is on the watch for him if he tries to escape. Montag burns everything, and when he is finished, Beatty places him under arrest.
What is so remarkable to Montag about the voices around the campfire?
Fire can take a lot, but it also can give a lot. What is so remarkable to Montag about the voices around the campfire he hears as he hides in the trees? The amount of conversation the people actually had. He’s never heard other people have a conversation without him in it.
What is significant about Montag imagines for Millie?
Montag imagines that just before her death, Millie finally sees and knows for herself how superficial and empty her life has been. And, in that instant, Montag recalls when he met her: “A long time ago” in Chicago. His former life seems like only a dream.
