Toward the beginning of the novel, Captain Beatty informs Montag that firemen are allowed to possess a book for twenty-four hours before they burn it on their own. However, if the fireman does not burn the book after twenty-four hours, the firemen are called to burn it for him. The policy of having the curious fireman burn the book himself indicates that the fireman has eradicated his intellectual pursuits and fully supports the government institution....
Toward the beginning of the novel, Captain Beatty informs Montag that firemen are allowed to possess a book for twenty-four hours before they burn it on their own. However, if the fireman does not burn the book after twenty-four hours, the firemen are called to burn it for him. The policy of having the curious fireman burn the book himself indicates that the fireman has eradicated his intellectual pursuits and fully supports the government institution. Likewise, Captain Beatty wants Montag to burn his own house as a gesture of Montag's compliance and acceptance of the government's stance on censoring books. Captain Beatty might also want Montag to destroy his own house because of the psychological impact it would have on Montag. By burning his own home, Montag is acknowledging that he alone was the cause of the destruction, initially by reading novels and then by actually torching his home.
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