Professor Faber

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Professor Faber is a retired English professor in Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451" who secretly preserves and advocates for literature and critical thought in a society that bans books.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English professor
fictional character
literary character
university professor
advocatesFor books
critical thinking
literature
alliesWith the book people (indirectly)
appearsIn Fahrenheit 451 NERFINISHED
associatedWith Guy Montag NERFINISHED
characterTrait cautious
fearful
intellectual
morally conflicted
secretive
communicatesWith Guy Montag via two-way earpiece
createdBy Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED
fears the authoritarian state
the firemen
firstAppearance Fahrenheit 451 (1953 novel) NERFINISHED
genre dystopian fiction character
givesTo Guy Montag a two-way communication device
helps Guy Montag NERFINISHED
influences Guy Montag’s ideological transformation
literaryFunction foil to the conformist society
voice of reason
livesIn a future American city (unnamed)
medium novel
nationality American (fictional)
occupation English professor
professor
opposes book burning
censorship
regrets his past inaction against censorship
roleInWork mentor figure
supporting character
secretlyPreserves books
literature
secretlySupports book readers
settingEra unspecified future
status retired
symbolizes freedom of thought
intellectual resistance
the value of books
teachesSubject English
literature
universe Fahrenheit 451 universe NERFINISHED
workPublishedIn 1953

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Guy Montag influencedByCharacter Professor Faber