After Beatty's visit, Montag is pretty disturbed. Beatty
has just revealed to him the entire history of how books came to be so dangerous and
unwanted in their society, and it has shaken Montag to the core. The first thing he
mentions to his wife after the visit is that he is thinking of quitting his job. He
says it would be so easy to just not go in to work tomorrow, or the next day, or the
next day. So, obviously Beatty's little history lesson has instilled in him a distaste
for the "art" of burning books. He dislikes the idea so much in fact that he doesn't
want to ever do it again.
The second response that Montag
has is that he wants to "smash things and kill things." This is an interesting
response, and goes to show just how upsetting Beatty's visit has been. He is filled
with turmoil, confusion and frustration, and wants to vent it somehow. He continues,
saying that he is unhappy, angry, heavy; he thinks that books might be the answer, and
confesses his hoarding of books to Millie. Then he forces her to read
some.
The bottom line is that Beatty's visit solidifies the
restlessness and discontent that Montag has been feeling all along. It confirms his
unhappiness and pushes him to seek answers. I hope that helped; good
luck!
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