In this world firemen don't put out fires they start them, and what they specifically set on fire is books. Montag is a firefighter himself but with a twist, in the book it is revealed that he has stolen books and has stashed them away in his house. After Montag and his wife Mildred read a couple of books together they fail to understand what the book is trying to say. Since Montag is determined to understand books he sets out to find a fellow named Faber in hopes that he could teach him how to understand a book. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury writes, “‘ Nobody listens any more. I can't talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife, she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say, and maybe if I talk long enough, it’ll make sense. and I want you to teach me to understand what I read.”’(82). Montag wants knowledge and to be heard. with this it shows Montag's individuality start to come out and take shape. Montag started to question and seek knowledge from books, even though it is considered illegal in his
In this world firemen don't put out fires they start them, and what they specifically set on fire is books. Montag is a firefighter himself but with a twist, in the book it is revealed that he has stolen books and has stashed them away in his house. After Montag and his wife Mildred read a couple of books together they fail to understand what the book is trying to say. Since Montag is determined to understand books he sets out to find a fellow named Faber in hopes that he could teach him how to understand a book. In Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury writes, “‘ Nobody listens any more. I can't talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife, she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say, and maybe if I talk long enough, it’ll make sense. and I want you to teach me to understand what I read.”’(82). Montag wants knowledge and to be heard. with this it shows Montag's individuality start to come out and take shape. Montag started to question and seek knowledge from books, even though it is considered illegal in his