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It’s a normal day, just getting off of work and smelling the perfume. I have loved how the kerosene smells on me. I was a fireman, a fireman who burned books for a living. I followed in my family’s footsteps and became a fireman, that only burnt books. Which soon turned into having to burn buildings because they contained books. Paper burned at 451 degrees fahrenheit. Burning books always seemed to make me happy. Ray Bradbury wanted people to know the good between bad. There were some very nice helpful people in the society along with some people who were mean and rude like Beaty.
“Kerosene.” he said, because the silence had lengthened, is nothing but perfume to me.” “Whistling, he let the escalator waft him into the still night air.”
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Without him Montag might be dead. One day Montag was in the park and stumbled upon a guy who was being secretive about what was in his pocket. Montag sat down with him at a picnic table and talked to him. Montag seen that he was carrying a book, he told him it would be a secret between the both of them. Later learned his name was Faber and Faber gave Montag his number to keep in touch. A few weeks later Montag needed to get in touch with him, so he called him up and asked him how many Bibles were left in the country. Faber got upset and yelled that he didn’t know what he was talking about. Montag had people after him, because he had books, so Faber saved his life. “Moved still another sliding sheet of metal and took out a …show more content…
Montag is a good/bad person for a living he burns buildings and books. When he is home with his wife and friends he is a kind caring person. Faber gets angry in the beginning because he thought Montag was blackmailing him about the fact that Faber knows how many bibles are left and Montag knows he has books. Faber is also a caring and generous person in the ending. He helps Montag get away from the hound that tries to kill him. Montag switches clothes and floats down river just to escape his town.Before you judge someone by their personality see how they treat other people. Always look at the person in a positive way no matter what happened or

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