I think the most interesting character was Beaty. He was also the most bewildering. He changed his attitude so drastically moment to moment. You never could understand him. Most characters have a clear surface characteristics and other layers under that if you look hard enough, but Beaty has no clear attitude or characteristics. Montag has worked with him for a long time but no information is given about him. One moment Beaty is sypathetic and the nexthe is the devil.
Just the things Beaty talks about contradicts himself. He seems to believe book are stupid and wrong and yet knows all about them. He quotes millions of books carelessly in front of anybody as if he has nothing to be guilty about. He must of read so many books and several times to no words by heart and yet the only way to have done this was illegally possess books yet he flaunts his knowledge.
His conversation with Montag when Montag pretended to be sick and then at the firestation after and in front of Montag's house was too contradictive to me. I did not understand the point of pretending to try to help one minute and then burn down Montag's house the next. Why did he try to get Montag to give up the books if he was going to burn does his house anyway? What Beaty did never seemed to add up and yet he never appeared to be incapable of thought and off the wall crazy.
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