Montag has recently killed Captain Beatty and is on the run. Montag walks into a gas station to avoid being spotted by the authorities in the helicopters outside. When he goes into the bathroom to wash up, he hears the radio through the aluminum walls. The voice on the radio says, "War has been declared" (Bradbury 119). Montag stands quietly and attempts to comprehend the statement on the radio. Montag tries to make himself feel shocked, but is numb to the declaration of war. Montag's indifference to such a profound message is extremely disturbing. When the war is declared over the radio, the men pumping their beetles and the gas station attendants continue talking about money, gas, and engines. The citizens of Montag's dystopian society find the war declaration to be irrelevant. The fact that war has become such an insignificant event that nobody cares about it, portrays the lack of humanity in the society, which is remarkable. Depicting the citizens being so removed from the reality of the situation and indifferent towards war is what makes this scene disturbing.
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