Guy Montag He is a fireman who makes a living burning books and the houses they are kept in. He is happy with his life and his job until finally he starts to question what he id doing and the reasons he is doing it. His transformation is complete after he crosses the river, after having to burn his own house.
Captain Beatty He is the antagonist of the novel. He is the head of the fire department and always seems to know when someone has stepped out of line. He likes to quote from books to show why they should not exist. Montag kills him. In him letting Montag do this it shows that he would rather die than live in a world were he is not in complete control.
Professor Faber He is a aging intellectual in a society that does not want him. He was once a teacher before schools were closed. His insight shows us what the literate society used to look like
The River The River is on the outskirts of the city and represents the place were Montag finally “cleans” himself of his past life. He meets wanderers by the railroad tracks. These wanderers are old intellectuals who remember the book that they have read, in hopes of one day reprinting them.
before they progressed into an illiterate, ignorant state.
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