Summarize: Beatty guesses Montag has a book. He shows and tells Mildred about the books he has collected in secret. They begin to read over all the books, Montag trying to make sense of them, Mildred just trying to placate Montag.
Discuss: The fact that Montag has had books hidden in the house for years might show that even when people are "happy" some may be, in the back of their minds, questioning about anything. Because as humans, we are never satisfied completely, we will always desire more, and knowledge is a form of more. We realize just how mindless Mildred is, she cannot even begin to try and look at the situation from Montag's point of view. Plus, she doesn't even stand up for what she wants to do with any force, she just cries.
Literary Elements:
Symbols: Montags halting speech when reading may represent the difficulty of trying to begin the questioning phase and end the complacency rut.
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