The group reaches the next city, the one that is not a pile of ashes from the ongoing war, at noon. Montag remembers the quote he had been saving for this moment and says it to the men. “And on either side of the river was a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for healing of the nations.” While some of the men consider the quote, Granger consults Montag and they decide that the best place to camp for the night is here, at the outskirts of the city. They will neither be seen nor heard by anyone from the city. Likewise, Fred, Thomas, Dr. Simmons, Professor West, and Reverend Padover also agree that this is the best choice. Montag mulls over all the possibilities of how to spread …show more content…
Montag, at this moment, is as equally blind as the government since he doesn’t know the numerous amount of people who have been living on the fringes of society. If Montag knew the number of people and their intellect, he would be even more encouraged to start this revolution. The other men do not want a revolution, but Montag does not need to know that. He can continue talking of revolution, but he is oblivious to the havoc a revolution would bring. The conversation grew between the men, but Montag zoned out and became unfocused - daydreaming of his revolution, how he had left Mildred to die in the city, and of Faber, wondering if he was still alive. Montag drifted off to sleep and did not awake until the next morning. He dreamt of the guy that had been killed by the Hound, wondering if that guy had done anything wrong, or if the government just killed someone out of spite. A way of keeping the country unfocused and careless. “Montag it’s time to get up and move on!” bellowed Dr. Simmons, “We need move on to a new