Question

Beatty snorted, gently. ‘Hell! It’s a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull’s-eye every time...Why? You got a guilty conscience about something?’" (25) —What does Beatty mean?

Answer 1

Well, Betty is a really extremely intelligent man. He is Montag's captain, and he presents a paradox. He knows that Montag is constantly hiding his interest in books, and he doesn't do nothing. The first time that Betty and Montag are introduced, it is noticeable the conflict between them. According to the statement "Hell! It’s a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull’s-eye every time...Why? You got a guilty conscience about something?" is an example of Betty's perceptiveness about Montag and throughout the book, he likes to toys with Montag and manipulates him.