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    that she was "17 and crazy" or so that is what was said in the book so far. Before Clarisse left to her house she asked Guy if he was happy. A little later after stepping in his own home‚ he discovered he was not. After having a chat with Captain Beatty‚ he realizes what his job is and decides he won’t do it anymore. • I noticed a couple symbols in part one. One of them‚ obviously‚ is the fire or the temperature 451. The fire is meant to represent the burning books which are what destroy the freedom

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    Chapter 5 Problems     42.  [LO 1]  Although Hank is retired‚ he is an excellent handyman and often works part‐time on small  projects for neighbors and friends.  Last week his neighbor‚ Mike‚ offered to pay Hank $500 for  minor repairs to his house.  Hank completed the repairs in December of this year.  Hank uses the  cash method of accounting and is a calendar‐year taxpayer.  Compute Hank’s gross income for  this year from each of the following alternative transactions:  a.  b.  Mike paid Ha

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    451 The Hearth and the Salamander Reading Comprehension Questions 1) The country is not at peace. The country defends itself no matter what. Jets fly across the sky‚ meaning there is a war. 2) Captain Beatty seems to be directing Montag’s remarks at the fire station. Montag’s comments make the other firemen suspicious because he talks about how all firemen resembles a mirror image of him‚ and asks why don’t they prevent fires instead of burning the books

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    “So many people telling me one way‚ So many people telling me to stay” Quote: (Captain Beatty) “Well‚ Montag‚ take my word for it‚ I’ve had to read a few in my time‚ to know what I was about‚ and the books say nothing!” This quote from the story takes place when Captain Beatty is at Montag’s home and he is talking to him because of the book that Beatty knows Montag is in possession of. Captain Beatty says a number of things‚ but all of these things all are aimed at getting Montag to convince

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    exactly does this mean?” In a society that asks “why”‚ one is curious as to the purpose of something more than just the basic functions of “how” something works. Captain Beatty fears that widespread book reading will result in a great unhappiness driven by “why”‚ and that burning them is the only solution. Montag and Beatty discuss the meaning of this. “She [Clarisse] didn’t want to know how a thing was done‚ but why. That can be embarrassing. You ask Why to a lot of things and you wind up

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    hiding books in his home and he went to find a man he remembered as a teacher from long ago. He once burned books of his‚ this man became his friend and started helping Montag understand books. Montag started not wanting to go to work and his boss Beatty knew what was going‚ once years ago he had the questions about his job. So he tried to talk to Montag about it and encouraged him to forget about books and focus on his job. Montag wasn’t

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    Fahrenheit 451 movie‚ in which Beatty is seen being burned by a flamethrower. This scene is also a scene of importance in the novel. Beatty is seen as both a friend and an enemy to Montag; this can be explained due to the warning Beatty gives Montag to burn the books he’s keeping or turn them in‚ however‚ left with no choice‚ Beatty has to burn down his books and‚ inadvertently‚ his home. This scene was chosen because of Montag’s complicated relationship with Beatty and the decision he is faced with

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    and The Handmaid’s Tale through Captain Beatty and the power of books‚ the government taking Offred’s daughter‚ and both societies basing their beliefs off of fiction. In Fahrenheit 451 Captain Beatty‚ a leader and someone to whom the firefighters look up to‚ has read and made up his own mind about books but will not allow anyone else to read the books which he knows hold so much power. By denying the people to read the books that he himself has read‚ Beatty is the epitome of a hypocrite. When speaking

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    people do not know any better. The government censors out political ideas in the book because they want to control the information that gets to the public. Captain Beatty says to Montag‚ “If you don’t want a man unhappy politically‚ don’t give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet‚ give him none” (61). Beatty is telling Montag that people are happier when they do not have to worry or think about a problem‚ so by not giving them any information‚ it is

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    I was very disappointed‚ and frankly‚ Blanche DOES come across-- by her own hand-- as rather unstable and needy. Blanche‚ though her own writings and not through anyone else’s prejudices‚ does not paint a flattering self-portrait here. The most glaring fault is her constant refrain that the world would not leave "innocent" people in peace. Neither Blanche nor Buck was innocent. Buck‚ in every account except Blanche’s prejudicial one‚ seemed to be a darned fool. No sooner was he pardoned from a long

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