Bank accounts, dry cleaning, shopping and doing the dishes become small sparks that result in a devastating fire to their hearts and souls. While Caleb enjoys the role of community hero and somewhat of a savior, he finds it impossible to contain the inferno of his own marriage. Catherine sees no hero here, but rather finds him disappointing as husband, provider, and friend. As the movie progresses, we continue to enjoy the excitement of Caleb’s job as fire chief. Fires are fought, people are saved and heroes receive their accolades.
The author incorporates all sorts of humor to somewhat ease the tension of revealing his life; the readers may get a real sense of self-representation while reading. He realizes his peculiar behaviors lead him to an outcast; nevertheless, he does not know what is causing him to act like that. Even his parents, his teachers are unaware of it. Additionally, he could not understand why he was the one getting laughed at his odd behaviors; even though, he tried to figure out it, “I was damned if I could find it (Sedaris, p361),” but he still “had to do these things because nothing was worse than the anguish of not doing them (Sedaris, p361).” At Sedaris first-hand account shows the audiences his struggles of disease that strange and socially
Montag had been looking for the incorrect thing. The only thing he thought was gone were the books that he had burned. To his astonishment Faber corrects him, using his education for good, and tells him that he doesn't need the books. He needs what used to be in books. The knowledge is what he is seeking.
Bradbury uses the hearth to show the good, non-destructive side of fire, while the salamander eats its tail, but regrows it. In mythology, a salamander devours its own tail and it grows again, this represents the nation, because if the nation were to get hurt, it would become a new nation again. The salamander symbolizes Guy Montag, the main character, because Montag believes that he is invincible and can endure everything and anything. In the beginning, he is right because he continues to escape from the fire alive, until he begins to read, then he realizes that he has been living in simplicity instead of reality. The other firemen also believe themselves to be indestructible, but ironically, Beatty, the captain of the firehouse, and Montag, get destroyed by the fire, which made them their greatest.
Regardless of this, happiness is of central importance in this future world. The fire chief of this city is Captain Beatty, who is also a book burner. Even though he used to love literature and is very smart, he is against books and hates people who want to read books. “ A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it.” (pg.58) Captain Beatty tries to define what happiness is throughout the story.
These men were considered the “bad guys” right off the bat and Montag was a part of them. He did his job, and he enjoyed it. In the book, it even explained how Montag was smiling when burning the books. Yes, he didn’t know that what he was doing was bad but if he didn’t realize for himself then he would have probably continued his job as the bad guy fireman. Another thing that showed that Guy Montag wasn’t a true hero was that when he gained curiosity of books, he did it for himself.
He is now angry with Tybalt and wants revenge. ‘Fire-eyed fury be my conduct now.’ Romeos change in mood is significant as it leads to the death of Tybalt and Romeo being banished . Shakespeare also uses dramatic irony to make Act 3 Scene 1 such an intense and significant scene. When Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt all the other characters are confused as to why. ‘Good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own.’ The audience know the reason why Romeo won’t fight Tybalt, which is because Romeo and Juliet are now married.
He was, arguably, ell bent on a path of war, not the type to hesitate to take what he wanted by force. Caesar had crushed Pompey, another supposedly honorable man, as well as his army. He was also of the “falling sickness” or epilepsy, and this would have inhibited his abilities as a tactful and empowering ruler of Rome. Even Marc Antony and Octavius, Caesar’s closest friend and his nephew, had considered Brutus an honorable Roman in the end, to the point of housing his lifeless body within Octavius’ tent, a standard only for the bravest of
Brutus loves Caesar, but would not allow him to “climber-upward…He then unto the ladder turns his back… (Act 2, scene 1, 24, 26). The quote means that Brutus would not allow Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar’s death. “Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome…” (Act 3, scene 1, 185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see the conspirator’s hearts, which are all full of pity.
Bradbury has chosen these final words for Beatty to show the readers that by using literature, Beatty dares Montag to end his life. There is a sense of irony in the cause of Beatty’s death because what drives Captain Beatty to die is the shame of discovering that he had been lying to himself about his feelings for books. Captain Beatty was not worried about any threats because he already “wanted to die,”(122) he didn’t fear death, on the contrary, he looked forward to it. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the Caesar believes he’s God and that he has so much power that he needs to be reminded that he is mortal. The fire chief is telling Montag, through literature, that he doesn’t care about anything Montag says because he believes in his ideas and he doesn’t respect Montag’s believes.