Montag has finally realized what is wrong with his society and takes action, he wants to change it and make it more “human”. Montag talks to Faber and they have been exchanging ideas about their society and how they feel about it and the way people in it act. Montag and Faber are talking and Montag tells Faber that he has noticed that no one listens to each other anymore. “Nobody listens any more. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me. I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls”(Bradbury 78). He doesn’t like this and he thinks that people should listen to each other’s advice just like him and Faber are doing. He also dislikes that people don’t listen to him, now that he thinks that he has interesting new things to say …show more content…
Faber shows Montag why books are so hated now and Montag finally understands why they don’t read books anymore. “‘So now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life. The comfortable people want only wax moon faces, poreless, hairless, expressionless’”(Bradbury 79). People only want plain, blank people that have no feeling or expression. Montag doesn’t see why this is appealing to people, he feels that it is more valuable to have someone in your life that understands you, can communicate correctly with you, and can have expressions when you do something. Montag realizes the things that are not right in life and starts to take action, he rejects his society and retaliates. Montag is talking to Mildred and asking her a very important question but she doesn't know how to answer it. “‘Millie? Does the White Clown love you?’ No answer. ‘Millie, does’ ---he licked his lips--- ‘does your ‘family’ love you, love you very much, love you with all their heart and soul, Millie?’”(Bradbury 73). Montag is trying to fix his society in the best way that he can and he starts by asking Mildred questions just like Clarisse did to