Izzy Allen’s Reviews > Fahrenheit 451 > Status Update

Montag has killed Beatty, the two other firemen, and the Mechanical Hound. He on top of this, burns down his own home and proceeds to literally just walk away from the scene. But the craziest part (to me) was that his wife turned him/rang the alarm. Beatty confirmed my suspisions when Montag asked "'Was it my wife turne d in the alarm?'"(Bradbury 110), when he nodded to answer the question.

I am currently very confused with Montag. One second he's angry, but i'm not sure if it's about books or his job or his wife, and the next he is border-line rebelling. He brings out books in front of women, disobeys Faber, and also- associates himself with Fader period. I'm not sure what Montag is planning to do, or is currently doing.

I wrote that Beatty was explaining to Montag that books are disruptive and offensive to the reader/society. Because there are so many books that are offensive to many different groups the solution is to "Burn it" (Bradbury 57.)