He opposed Montag by making him believe that reading was not important. Beatty discouraged Montag in his quest to begin reading because he narrated a distorted history that explained why book burning was necessary.
<h3 /><h3>Who is an antagonist?</h3>
An antagonist is a villain in a story. In the book Fahrenheit 451, we learn of Montag who was convinced of the importance of reading by a young 13-year-old girl.
When he was confused about the idea of reading, Captain Beatty came to corrupt his mind by telling him that reading was not vital. The irony here is that Captain Beatty read books.
