Lillian liked her project. She had spent hours reading about China, She had gone to the Asian market and bought chopsticks. She
had cut beautiful pictures out of magazines. Her information was ready to be presented. But her stomach ached, and she wished her mother had let her stay home. As Mr. Murphy called her name, she took a deep breath. She walked to the front of the class. It was now time to face her fear of speaking in front of people. Lillian needed to be?
The significance of this quote is Montag's realization of what his job is actually about and what it implies. He became a fireman because he was meant to. However, he is now haunted by this new feeling and does not know anymore what is right and what is wrong.
