Fahrenheit 451 Book Help!!?

Question: Fahrenheit 451 Book Help!!!?

Does anyone know why Faber (the old English professor-retired) is considered to be a moth!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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hmmmm!.!.!. i'm not so sure!. he is harmless, he kind of watches life go by "like a fly on the wall", he's ineffective (at least in his eyes)!.!.!. there are also a lot of allusions to insects in general throughout the book!. here's a paragraph about that:

http://www!.shmoop!.com/literary-device/li!.!.!.

the insect explanation is like the 2nd symbol discussed!. also, I'd read Faber's character analysis:

http://www!.shmoop!.com/characters/literat!.!.!.

there's the character list!. between those two short explanations, you should be able to make a few connections/explanations of the "moth" thing!. good luck!!Www@QuestionHome@Com