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Faber & Faber
Nancy Faber is a contemporary composer and pianist. She is best known for co-creating the popular piano method books "Piano Adventures" along with her husband Randall Faber.
Faber is afraid to answer Montag's questions about books because he is worried about the consequences of openly discussing banned literature. He fears being caught and punished by the authorities for possessing illegal books and sharing forbidden knowledge. Faber is cautious and knows the risks associated with defying the government's restrictions on reading and intellectual freedom.
Montag wanted to find him cause Faber also read books and wanted help figuring out what they were about.
Faber was a retired English professor whom Montag seeks out for guidance and help in understanding books and literature. Faber is knowledgeable about the value of books and helps Montag in his journey to preserve knowledge and fight against censorship in a society that bans and burns books.
Faber is different from the woman who lit herself and her books on fire in the first part of the book because she died.
Faber was a professor of English at a university before he retired. He was knowledgeable about literature and had a deep love for books and ideas.
In Fahrenheit 451, Faber meant that Montag was not just searching for physical books, but for the knowledge and ideas within them. Montag was seeking deeper meaning and understanding, not just a collection of printed pages. Faber was emphasizing the importance of the content of books, not just their physical presence.
Faber believes that Montag lacks genuine connections with others and a sense of purpose in his life. He sees Montag as being disconnected from his emotions and the world around him, simply going through the motions without truly living.
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The 8th of L.A. Meyer's Jacky Faber books, The Wake of Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Baywas released in September 2010.
Faber says that three things are needed to unlock the magic of books: quality information, leisure time to digest the information, and the right to carry out actions based on what we learn.