This happens because of when he met a retired professor named Faber in a park. Montag remembers, “‘I don’t talk things, sir,’ said Faber. ‘I talk the meaning of things’...’I’m not angry.’ Montag said, surprised.” This sparks a realization in Montag that books might actually be a good thing since Faber, a book reader himself, is such a nice, caring person. This begins to lead Montag down an uncertain path that culminates with him saving a Bible from a fire. The text states, “Montag’s hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest.” Montag, saving the Bible from the kerosene and flames, takes another uncertain step up the unknown staircase. He, actually taking the book, fully immerses himself in the “criminal” ways of book-readers. Montag’s second milestone endangers himself, and he is eventually forced to escape in Part