Monday, December 23, 2013

Why do you think Montag runs to Faber's house in Fahrenheit 451?

I assume that you are talking about what Montag does after
he kills Beatty.


I think that Montag runs to Faber's house
at this point in the book because he has no other possibilities.  So far, in the book,
there are only two people other than Montag who seem to have any inclination to rebel
against the society.  These two are Faber and Clarisse.  So you would think that Montag
would turn to one of them to hide him or help him escape the
Hound.


Of course, by this time, Clarisse is dead so Montag
cannot get any help from her.  It makes sense, then, to go to Faber.  Besides, Faber is
something of a mentor to Montag so it makes sense that Montag would think that he could
help.  After all, Faber is the one who gave him the "bullet" and who was going to help
him rebel against the society.


So, Montag runs to Faber
because Faber is his mentor and because Faber is the only one left who might help
him.

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