Synopsis: Faber reads to him from the Book of Job over the two-way radio in his ear. He goes home, and two of Mildred’s friends, Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles, arrive and promptly disappear into the TV parlor. Montag turns off the TV walls and tries to engage the three women in conversation. They reluctantly oblige him, but he becomes angry when they describe how they voted in the last presidential election, based solely on the physical appearance and other superficial qualities of the candidates. Their detached and cynical references to their families and the impending war angers him further. He brings out a book of poetry and shows it to them, despite their objections and Faber’s (delivered via his ear radio). Mildred quickly concocts a lie, explaining that a fireman is allowed to bring home one book a year to show to his family and prove what nonsense books are. Faber orders Montag to take the escape route Mildred has provided by agreeing with her.Refusing to be deterred, Montag reads the women “Dover Beach”. Mrs. Phelps, who has just told everyone quite casually about her husband’s departure for the oncoming war, bursts into tears.
Importance of pages: These pages are so because because it further tells of the breakdown of Montag. He is beginning to breakdown. He is most likely to be turned to the firemen too.
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