Fahrenheit 451 Post 7

Montag travels to his home, where two of Mildred's friends are. He turns the TV off and attempts to hold a conversation with them. After a failed attempt, he discloses a book of poetry. After both women are upset, Montag casts the book into the incinerator. He orders both women to leave. Montag discovers that Mildred has been burning his books one by one, and he has to find a new hiding place. He heads to the fire station, where he hands his book over to Beatty. Beatty takes the book without looking and throws it in the trash can. At the station, the alarm goes off, and Montag travels with the firemen. When they arrive, Montag realizes the address was his house.

Religious imagery is used very heavily in this section. To encourage Montag, Faber reads to him From Job, telling him to continue, although it is not easy. Montag becomes critical of Faber's orders, after which Faber praises him for developing independent thought. Mildred's friends seem meaningless to Montag, and he does not understand them. Faber calls himself water and Montag fire, and he says together they will make wine. At the fire station, Montag washes his hands, because he feels they are "gloved in blood," which is a reference to Macbeth. Beatty seems satanic, as though he and Faber are fighting over Montag's soul. Beatty makes attempts at winning Montag over by using literature to deter him from literature, which is the best weapon he could use.

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