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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Professor Faber canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
associatedWith Guy Montag ⓘ
characterTrait cautious ⓘ
fearful ⓘ
intellectual ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ
secretive ⓘ
communicatesWith Guy Montag via two-way earpiece ⓘ
createdBy Ray Bradbury ⓘ
fears the authoritarian state ⓘ
the firemen ⓘ
firstAppearance Fahrenheit 451 (1953 novel) ⓘ
linked to: Fahrenheit 451
genre dystopian fiction character ⓘ
givesTo Guy Montag a two-way communication device ⓘ
helps Guy Montag ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Fahrenheit 451
workPublishedIn 1953 ⓘ

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Guy Montag → influencedByCharacter → Professor Faber ⓘ