Book Of Job In Fahrenheit 451

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Book of Job “Far away across town in the night, the faintest whisper of a turned page. “The Book of Job.” The moon rose in the sky as Montag walked, his lips moving just a trifle.” Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury, page 93. In Part Two of Fahrenheit 451, Faber alludes to the Book of Job while having a conversation with Montag. The book of Job is a biblical book in the Old Testament about a man who is tumultuously challenged by Satan to test his morals and devotion to God. Job was a very respected and wealthy man who lived in Uz, and has always been a follower of Christ. One day, Satan approaches God insisting that Job is only upright and holy because he is privileged with so many blessings from God. To prove Satan wrong, God allows Satan to directly torment Job to test his faith and to see him question God. First, Satan sends a force to burn Job’s house into ash, kills all of his family and workers except for his wife, and he loses all of his crops and extensive amount of livestock. Despite the unfortunate course of events, Job remains loyal to his faith and never questioned why this would happen to him. After recognizing Job’s commitment to God, Satan sends another challenge to Job which makes him very ill. Job’s body becomes covered in repulsive rashes, terrible boils, and tons of blisters all over his body. …show more content…
Out of all the books in the Christian Bible, Bradbury chooses the Book of Job to compare the pain and suffering of Job and Montag. Montag continuously questions his morals and decisions he makes throughout the book and feels that his life has no importance. Job wonders why God has left him, and why he was doing what he was doing. Both Montag and Job question what the truth is and the meaning of their lives. By keeping their morals with them and never giving up on what they believe in, Montag and Job finally start to discover what is right and how to truly live through the