Derissa Crawford Professor Kobeleva English 1101 17 October 2014 Journal 3: What three things does Faber say are missing from their society? Explain the importance of those things. The novel Fahrenheit 451 is about a society that is practically backwards compared to ours. They live for the thrill of life and media; those that go against that by reading books or hiding books are always punished, sometimes even killed “accidently”. Montag, a firemen, first meets Faber in the park where his, Montag, is fascinated by Faber because he was sitting alone, as they began to talk he learned that Faber loved books. Montag wants Faber to help him learn and understand what the world and books are really about. As Faber begins to explain Montag he tells Montag that there are three things missing in there society. The three things that are missing in there society are quality information, time to understand the information, and then the right to act on the quality and understanding of the information. …show more content…
When Faber says they are missing quality information he explains to Montag that they are all missing the “texture”, the life details, and the realistic experience of things. Books that reflect the good and the bad that humans do. Faber goes on to say that quality books have depth and “pores”, when he says pores he is emphasizing on that quality books can change people’s lives in some way of another, it is more than just words. Quality information is one of the most important things that the society of Fahrenheit 451 is