Fahrenheit 451 Faber Character Analysis

“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality” (Nikos Kazantzakis). The statement Kazantzakis made relates well with the topic of this novel. Bradbury uses the character of Faber to prove that when people are brave enough to make a change, they can change problems in society such as the reliance of instant gratification. Faber teaches Montag that there is a process to go through before any success can be made. To start, Faber gives Montag, “No, you mustn't! If there were no war, if there was peace in the world, I'd say fine, have fun! But, Montag, you mustn't go back to being a fireman. All isn't well with the world” (Bradbury 100).
“If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn” (Bradbury
Faber explained to Montag why books are rejected. “So, now do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the faces of life. The comfortable people any only wax moon faces, poreless, hairless, expression less” (Bradbury 79). Faber points out how people want easy, they are by prepared to live in a life full of challenges. People want everything within reach and do not want to work to be satisfied. It's almost as if they are sitting in a valley. All their needs and wants flow like water down the slopes and instantly satisfy them. But for some, like Montag, they stand on mountaintops, where they must adventure to feel the satisfaction others get so easily. Faber explains the problem of instant gratification and how it can be stopped, one person at a time. Many of the ones afraid of books have not yet been hit with the reality. Faber opens Montag up to another realization. “They are so confident that they will run on forever . . . They don't know that this is all one huge big blazing meteor that makes pretty fire in space, but some day it'll have to hit. They see only the pretty fire, as you saw it” (Bradbury 100). The ‘pretty fire’ is a reference to the good in life. The fake happiness and joy that most of the people are surrounded with can be found in that pretty fire. However, the destructive side of the meteor is the reality. Now, even though books contains the missing information for those people, they can be hard and change people, as it did to Montag. The instant gratification can be changed by people who are willing to wait. If one has a short patience, it's harder to sit and wait and to comprehend anything that is found within countless of