Fahrenheit 451 - Captain Beatty

Fire captain Beatty was a strange character, at times he seemed a positive person even relating to Guy in some areas. Then he would go on his prepared speeches about how people should not read because it makes them question things. When people start questioning it leads to changes which are bad. Beatty is the guy who comes to Guys house, and talks to him about books. Beatty says that every fireman at some point in his career feels the need to steal a book and read out of curiosity. Beatty says that the rule on it that the fireman has a 24 hour period to destroy the book. He seems to be extremely educated in many manners, talking to Guy in an almost salesman like way, selling the idea of their life. Then when Faber is talking in to Guys ear they began to exchange quotes with Beatty going verbal jab for verbal jab with Faber, who has read more books than most people. I think Beatty is supposed to be the polar opposite of Faber, in some ways atleast. Beatty appears to be very well educated, very smart and intelligent. But the worst part is he is evil, his views are that everyone should be happy with what they have and their current life. Faber is the opposite int he fact that he believes everything is wrong with the world. They are almost like little people on Guy's shoulders, like in the movies when there is a devil and an angel. Beatty would be the Devil and Faber would be the angel. Both are telling Guy how to life and what is right and what is wrong. Beatty is a very interesting character, I read online that one version of the story showed Beatty's house filled with whole rooms of books. Even though he still believed they should be burned so that people can live contently and happily in the warped little world that this book is.