Fahrenheit 451 Study Questions
Fahrenheit 451 Study Questions
Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander
What is the significance of Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse’s eyes?
Montag sees himself in Clarisse’s eyes, indicating that there is a reflection of him in her. Although he does not really know what the similarities are between him and her, he is aware that there is a connection between them.
What final question does Clarisse ask Montag on the night of their first encounter? Why is the question important to the plot?
On the night of their first encounter Clarisse asks Montag the question “Are you happy?” Montag replies by saying yes. This question is important to the plot because it makes Montag question himself. Even though he said yes, he can feel that he is missing something in his life. Although he might not know what that is he is missing, he starts to question himself and what his life really is. He then attempts to figure out what is missing in his life and to fill the void.
When Montag enters his home, he stares at the blank wall, but in memory sees Clarisse. What extended simile describes how he sees her?
“She had a very thin face like the dial if a small clock seen faintly in a dark room in the middle of a night when you waken up to see the time and see the clock telling you the hour the minute, the second with a white silence and a glowing, all certainty and knowing what it had to tell of the night passing swiftly on toward further darknesses, but moving also toward a new sun." This is the simile in which the book describes how Montag sees Clarisse. The simile is comparing Clarisse to a clock, and how she is all-knowing with a mixed personality.
At this point of realization, what happens to the smile on Montag’s face, and what is his answer to Clarisse’s question?
Once Montag enters the bedroom the smile on Montag’s face goes away. He sees his wife lying down on the bed motionless and he starts to feel sad. At first Montag answered Clarisse’s question by saying yes
Part 1: The Hearth and the Salamander
What is the significance of Montag seeing his reflection in Clarisse’s eyes?
Montag sees himself in Clarisse’s eyes, indicating that there is a reflection of him in her. Although he does not really know what the similarities are between him and her, he is aware that there is a connection between them.
What final question does Clarisse ask Montag on the night of their first encounter? Why is the question important to the plot?
On the night of their first encounter Clarisse asks Montag the question “Are you happy?” Montag replies by saying yes. This question is important to the plot because it makes Montag question himself. Even though he said yes, he can feel that he is missing something in his life. Although he might not know what that is he is missing, he starts to question himself and what his life really is. He then attempts to figure out what is missing in his life and to fill the void.
When Montag enters his home, he stares at the blank wall, but in memory sees Clarisse. What extended simile describes how he sees her?
“She had a very thin face like the dial if a small clock seen faintly in a dark room in the middle of a night when you waken up to see the time and see the clock telling you the hour the minute, the second with a white silence and a glowing, all certainty and knowing what it had to tell of the night passing swiftly on toward further darknesses, but moving also toward a new sun." This is the simile in which the book describes how Montag sees Clarisse. The simile is comparing Clarisse to a clock, and how she is all-knowing with a mixed personality.
At this point of realization, what happens to the smile on Montag’s face, and what is his answer to Clarisse’s question?
Once Montag enters the bedroom the smile on Montag’s face goes away. He sees his wife lying down on the bed motionless and he starts to feel sad. At first Montag answered Clarisse’s question by saying yes