Towards the end of the book, Montag escapes from the police and he assimilated himself into a small but growing community of refugees who had successful fled the autocratic, repressive society that saw books as tools of dissent and rebellion. Bradbury’s novel’s takes place during a time of war and the city from which Montag has fled is destroyed by aerial assault. After sitting around their makeshift camp, the group of refugees decides to go back to the grim demolished city and Granger states “There was a silly damn called a Phoenix back before Christ: every few hundred years he built a pyre and burned himself…We know all the damn silly things we’ve done for a thousand years, and as long as we know that and always have it around where we can see it, some day we’ll stop making the goddam funeral pyres and jumping into the middle”. Granger references the mythical bird …show more content…
A time to break down, and a time to build up. Yes. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Yes, all that. But what else. What else? Something, something… The quotes states that Montag old life has finally reached a dead end and a new bright future to look forward to for the time in his life, instead of the same days following days that made him so uncomfortable. He thinks of the passages from Ecclesiastes, and Revelation, and he knows that his life will be different from now on; not necessarily better but purposeful with meaning. Montag has regained his individualism, and finally understand the true evils of his prior society. In the ending of the movie, Montag escapes to a camp. On the other hand, the movie’s ending seems to be more “happy” compared to a darker, cliff hanging ending. After his escape from the cops, Montag ends up in the woods where groups of survivors who are dedicated to memorize and rehearse their own books. Montag eventually gets to meet the rest of the people and decides that this place is perfect place for him where he can recite his books and live in harmony with the