At the scene, Beaty stepped forward when threatened by the flamethrower- daring Montag to kill him. “Go ahead now, you second-hand litterateur, pull the trigger. He took one step toward Montag.” (Bradbury 113). In the 1930’s during the Great Depression, people were unhappy and suffered traumatic losses. They didn't have any hope for a better future and they wanted to escape the world that they lived in. According to History.com it explains how the economy suffered because of the great stock market crash (History.com Staff. Great Depression. A&E Television Networks, 2018). I believe that Beaty was unhappy and was dealing with a great depression himself. He was the head reason of why people were suffering, he took away knowledge and the ability to think for yourself. This had a huge effect on society's actions and why Montag did what he had done. If Beaty hadn’t had any fears or thoughts of death- then he wouldn’t have challenged Montag to pull the trigger on
At the scene, Beaty stepped forward when threatened by the flamethrower- daring Montag to kill him. “Go ahead now, you second-hand litterateur, pull the trigger. He took one step toward Montag.” (Bradbury 113). In the 1930’s during the Great Depression, people were unhappy and suffered traumatic losses. They didn't have any hope for a better future and they wanted to escape the world that they lived in. According to History.com it explains how the economy suffered because of the great stock market crash (History.com Staff. Great Depression. A&E Television Networks, 2018). I believe that Beaty was unhappy and was dealing with a great depression himself. He was the head reason of why people were suffering, he took away knowledge and the ability to think for yourself. This had a huge effect on society's actions and why Montag did what he had done. If Beaty hadn’t had any fears or thoughts of death- then he wouldn’t have challenged Montag to pull the trigger on