Saturday, April 11, 2015

In Fahrenheit 451 how does Faber give Montag wisdom?

In Fahrenheit 451, I see Faber give
Montag wisdom in 3 ways.


First, he
physically puts thought into his head. The ear piece Montag
wears in an effort to know what to do when he performs his acts of rebellion is a symbol
of the wisdom Faber places in his mind. It is as if an all-knowing god comes into
Montag's mind and gives him what to do when.


Second, Faber
directly instructs Montag in the art of reading. Faber
clarifies what thought and truth actually are. Montag begins to believe that there is
something in books that must be known. Because Montag is not a reader, nor does he
really analyze, he does not know how to read and consume or
digest thought. Faber gives him three purposes for reading: quality
of detail, leisure to digest, and the ability to act upon what is
read.


Lastly, Montag is ready to act. He can achieve the
third directive of reading, he just doesn't know how to be the respecter of detail, or
digester of thought. It is as if Faber performs the actions Montag cannot
for him
while Montag does the third for
Faber.


All of these steps result in Montag actually gaining
wisdom for the duration of his life after his escape because he then gets to experience
the group with Granger, a people who do think and talk and process and value wisdom the
way it was.

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