“Education is one of the most powerful weapons in the world.” Guy Montag is a 30 year old fireman who use to take pride in his work but his exposure to the harsh realities of society causes his perception of the world to change. Trying to cope with his struggles Montag finds an old friend whose name is Faber to help him through his mid-life crisis and rebel against the firestation. Montag's boss, Captain Beatty, can see that Montag is going down a bad path and tries to stop him. Change is not always good. Guy Montag is a 3rd generation fireman who takes pride in his job and enjoy burning books, however, over the years he begins to feel not as happy and becomes sour. One day after walking home from work he meets his neighbor Clarisse McClellan who teaches Montag a new way to perceive life and points out Montags problems. This causes him to feel lonely which leads to him realizing he is in a loveless marriage. While in this lonely state of mind Montag witnesses a old lady burn herself alive with her books, this takes a huge toll on Montag and causes him to question on what lays inside the forbidden pages. …show more content…
After remembering the encounter Montag visits him and asks Faber to help him understand the words he is reading. Faber at first was skeptical about helping Montag and did not understand if it would be beneficial but ultimately ends up assisting Montag to understand what the taboo text means. While taking lessons from Faber, Montag reveals a plan to plant books in the homes of each fireman so they have charges of treason brought down on them and the firehouse itself is burnt. Faber agrees that the plan is smart and gives Montag a two way radio so Faber can listen to the conversation and help Montag know what to say next time he encounters