... uses fire destructively while Montag uses it constructively. Beatty's role throughout the book provides the reader with a physical manifestation of the government's rules and regulations. Since the beginning, Beatty has believed in fire's destructive use. He uses fire as a fear tactic in order to better himself. Beatty's motto of "Burn all, burn everything " demonstrates his lack of compassion for anything that lies in his path (60). He cannot ... so much grief and pain to eventually cleanse himself of those same grievances. Also, when the bomb goes off in the city, Montag and the other...

• Word Count: 1261
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... person which is nothing like his "old self" . Instead of destroying books , he wants to change the world and preserve knowledge so instead he changes himself .  Montang becomes a completely different person at the end of the novel sort of like the phoenix that is reborn in its ashes. Montang burns his own house down to the ground destroying all his stuff including his memories and by this ... he also burns his "former" self who was a firemen. Montang decides to change in order to become a better person and he decides to ... use knowledge to teach and inform people about the past ... ...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School