What does Beatty say is the real beauty of fire?
Beatty says that the real beauty of fire “’is that it destroys responsibility and consequences. A problem gets too burdensome, then into the furnace with it” (115).
How does Mildred die?
Montag finds Mildred passed out, having overdosed on thirty plus sleeping pills. Her stomach is pumped and her blood re-circulated. The next morning she doesn’t remember any of it.
Who is Granger How does he help Montag survive the hound?
Granger first helps him to evade the capture of the Mechanical Hound by giving him a drink that changes the chemical makeup of his sweat, which the hound smells to follow him. This throws them off his scent and forces them to capture someone else in his stead.
Why did Montag burn Beatty’s body?
Montag burned Beatty’s body because Montag thought Beatty was going to trace the green bullet to Faber and kill him.
What page did Montag kill Beatty?
The main quote that shows Montag killing Captain Beatty can found in Part 3 when Bradbury writes, “…he [Captain Beatty] was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling, gibbering mannikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him.
What did the police do when lost Montag?
What did the police do when they lost Montag? They deployed another squadron to find him. They announced to the community that they lost him. They used Mildred to lure him back.
How is Montag killed?
Guy Montag’s wife calls into the authorities near the end of Fahrenheit 451 to report that her husband has books. As a result, Captain Beatty has Montag burn his own house down as punishment. Beatty provokes Montag to kill him, which he does with a flame thrower.
What did Montag feel guilty about?
He suffers guilt for hiding books behind the hall ventilator grille and for failing to love his wife, whom he cannot remember meeting for the first time. But even though he harbors no affection for Mildred, Montag shudders at the impersonal, mechanized medical care that restores his dying wife to health.
Is Montag actually sick?
Montag is supposed to go into work that day, but he tells his wife that he is sick, and he’s not necessarily lying either. Montag is sick with guilt about his actions. He’s sick of doing a job that he has been questioning so much lately. He’s sick of feeling depressed and confused.
What does Beatty say to Montag as he is finishing burning the house?
What does Beatty say to Montag as he is finishing burning the house? He tells him that he is under arrest.
Where does Montag go after killing Beatty?
St. Louis
Why can’t Montag run away?
Physically, Montag is unable to run as fast as he would like because of his confrontation with the mechanical hound. As Montag fights with the hound, he absorbs a shot of anesthesia, which numbs one of his legs. He wept.” This condition is what makes Montag unable to run temporarily.