Guy Montag doesn't go back to being a fireman (like he usually would) after reading some books with his wife. He doesn't understand the books he reads, he wants to though. Guy then leaves the house in search of a professor that once read and wrote and was free to think it was right. Montag had met Faber (the professor) a long time ago in a park. They had talked for awhile and Faber eventually gave Guy his phone number and address even though Guy was a fireman. Guy takes the train (which is a type of aircraft that elevates from the floor and flies) and arrives at Faber´s place with the book he stole from the old lady's house which just happens to be a Bible. In Faber´s apartment, they both come up with a plan to stop books from being ignored and banned by society. The professor gives Guy an ear-piece communicator so they can stay in touch while Guy goes home. Once Guy gets home, he finds his wife and some friends watching the “parlor walls” (some type of televisions that cover the walls completely). One of Mildred's friends starts talking about how her husband was called to war and that he should be back in two days since it's going to be a short war. Guy gets tired of all the nonsense his wife´s friends are saying and lies about how once a year, firemen are allowed to read a book to others. He gets a poetry book that had been hidden behind the air conditioner and reads them a poem called Dover Beach (He is still mad about the womens´nonsense) .
" Faber held his hand over his left coat pocket and spoke these words gently, and Montag knew if he reached out, he might pull a book of poetry from the man's coat. But he did not reach out. His hands stayed on his knees, numbed and useless. 'I don't talk things, sir,' said Faber. 'I talk the meaning of things. I sit here and know I'm alive' " (75)
Faber told this to Montag when they were talking about books on the professor's apartment. I think that this quote states not only Faber´s personality but also his opinion towards books and freedom. Unlike Montag's usual thirst for fire and destruction, Faber is more of an intellectual and observant type of person (not to mention peaceful). They are both hungry for a change and would start a revolution if it was possible (which I hope will happen at some point in the book).
“ ´Every hour so many things in the sky! How did those bombers get up there every single second of our lives! Why doesn't someone want to talk about it! We've started and won two atomic wars since 1990! Is it because we're having so much fun at home we've forgotten the world? Is it because we're so rich and the rest of the world's so poor and we just don't care if they are? I've heard rumors; the world is starving, but we're well fed. Is it true, the world works hard and we play? Is that why we are hated so much?’ ” (73-74)
I think that what the author was trying to tell us in this quote was that problems like world hunger probably won´t disappear in the future. Reading this made feel guilty and thankful at the same time, it made feel guilty for not being thankful. I realized that I'm part of those people who are rich because of someone else's poverty, I'm well fed since someone else is starving and I'm part of those people who are hated for these reasons. This will change though, I'll make sure of it.
I'm really, really anxious about what will happen next in the book. There are so many possibilities and so many scenarios for this book that it would be impossible to make an educated guess at this point of the book since it has been far more astonishing than I thought it would be. I initially thought this book would not be so challenging but it turned out to be the exact opposite (I like challenges so it's fine). Also, I'm optimistic about Guy´s change in morals since he no longer finds burning books logical (It started once Faber made him understand the meaning and purpose behind the words written on the pages). I wonder where his ideas for innovation will take him, I wonder where it will take the story.
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