fahrenheit 451- beatty

Really, I think Beatty wanted to die. He understood the world around him better than Montag and knew that there was no way out of it other than death. It's ironic that Beatty, despite being the chief firemen is the most well read character in the entire novel. Beatty also seems to be making biblical references. Even when Montag gets away from the city, he's uncertain where he's really going and Faber is on a bus to a place that likely doesn't exist anymore. Beatty, in his old age, has actually tried to rationalize the dystrophic world he lives in by making a point against books. Beatty, I've always pictured as an older version of Montag. One that doesn't see hope in the world he lives in and has lost the will to live. Beatty only threatened and provoked Montag so that he could die. The only thing that separates Beatty from Montag is age.