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
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Montag grows increasingly dissatisfied with his life the more he talks with Clarisse. He starts to wonder if perhaps books aren’t so bad after all‚ and even steals one from a house he burns down. Meanwhile Clarisse disappears‚ and his boss‚ Captain Beatty‚ is growing suspicious. He lectures Montag on the dangers of books and explains the origin of their profession. Far from rejuvenated‚ Montag feels more rebellious than ever. He spends the afternoon with his wife reading a secret stash of books
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when she knew what her husband had done she turned him in. Clarisse was antisocial because she always asked why. She actually thought about life and the meaning behind it‚ while Mildred just followed her everyday routine. 12. Beatty and Montag were both firemen. Beatty knew there was something wrong he had read books just like Montag but didn’t want anyone to find out. Montag was another model citizen of the society until he met Clarisse. 13. Some of the characters are stereotypes because
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books because of their gender‚ do not have proper education‚ or other situations. Bradbury reveals how essential books are to developing individual’s mindset and how books can help enlighten society. Montag questions Beatty about why firemen do not extinguish fires but start them. Beatty replied‚ “’We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal‚ as the Constitution says‚ but everyone made equal. Each man the image of every other; then all are happy… A book is a loaded gun in the house next
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Anosh Jamal Ms. Braga ENG 2D1 April 20‚ 2015 The Fahrenheit 451 Essay Rebellion means to stand up for what one believes is right. Rebellion involves hardship and struggle. It involves betrayal from the people who are closest to one. It causes one to realize the true nature of people. In the book Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury‚ rebellion plays an important role in Montag’s journey through betrayal‚ hardship and giving him a better realization of the world. In Montag’s journey he faces betrayal
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Nowadays‚ with the development of the technology‚ many countries become more and more modern than the past‚ but there are still some debates on whether the western countries are more modern than eastern countries. However‚ most of the evidences show that West countries did the great fulfillment of modernity than East. Firstly‚ there was an industrial revolution in Europe in 18th centuries which means the some Western countries used advanced technology earlier than East. Secondly‚ the transportation
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novel‚ fire destroys the different problems that come along. “You know the law’‚ said Beatty. Where’s your common sense? None of those books agree with each other.” (38). Beatty and the firemen went to burn down the woman’s home because she had been reading books. The men told her to leave but she refused so they had no choice but to burn her right along with her books. Montag was so distraught but Beatty explained that burning down the lady and her home was no big deal; people like her had
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Study Guide Questions for Fahrenheit 451 As you read each section of the novel‚ answer briefly the following questions. These questions should act as a reading guide and are not intended to replace careful examination of the novel’s themes and development. Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander (pages 3-68) 1. What do the "fireman" do for a living? Firemen burn books. On a deeper level‚ firemen control society and perpetuate the classless uneducated society of Montag’s world. 2. In the
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Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury is a futuristic novel‚ taking the reader to a time where books and thinking are outlawed. In a time so dreadful where those who want to better themselves by thinking‚ and by reading are outlaws as well. Books and ideas are burned‚ books are burned physically‚ where as ideas are burned from the mind. Bradbury uses literary devices‚ such as symbolism‚ but it is the idea he wants to convey that makes this novel so devastating. Bradbury warns us of what may happen if we
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firemen‚ but hit fellow firemen produce their copies of the rule books‚ that also have a brief history of American firemen which says "Established 1790‚ to burn English-influenced books in the Colonies. First fireman: Benjamin Franklin." (Bradbury 38). Beatty probably knows that the true history of firemen was once to put out fires rather than create them‚ but he chooses to let the other firemen‚ Stoneman and Black‚ handle Guy’s sudden interest in history. The fireman’s responsibility is to burn books
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