| What is Montag’s occupation? | fireman |
| What is unusual about Montag’s job? | he starts fires rather than putting them out |
| How does Montag’s feel about His job? | he loves it |
| what time of year is it? | fall/autumn |
| who is Clarisse McClellan? | montag’s neighbor |
| what effect does she have on Montag? | makes him think/ see inside himself. |
| what two symbols on Montag’s uniform seem to hypnotize Clarisse? | salamander, Phoenix |
| To what does Montag compare kerosene? | perfume |
| How old is Montag? | 30 |
| How long has he been a fireman? | 10 years |
| What is the official slogan of the fireman? | Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn ’em to ashes, the burn the ashes. |
| What is wrong with Mildred? | overdosed, takes sleeping pills every night. |
| Describe Montag’s marriage and relationship with Mildred. | Separate beds, all Mildred cares about are her TV show “family”, no love, boring |
| How is Montag’s home different from Clarisse’s? | dark, quiet, TV’s |
| Why is Montag drawn to Clarisse’s home? | all lit up with lights, talk to one another, lots of noise like laughter, lively. |
| What effect does the contrasedative have on Mildred? | she is hungry and has no memory of what happened last night. |
| Describe the Mechanical Hound. | metal; needle to kill with morphine; programmed to kill |
| Why does the hound worry Montag? | it doesn’t seem to like him; maybe on purpose |
| Who is Beatty? | fire captain |
| What reason does Montag give Clarisse for not having any children? | Mildred did not want any. |
| Explain the irony of Clarisse being labeled antisocial. | Because social is not asking questions. normal = shouting; fighting |
| Why does society provide activities for teens to “run (teens) ragged”? | so they are too tired to do anything else. |
| According to Clarisse’s uncle, what virtue are the youth of society missing? | responsibility. |
| What does the fireman in Seattle do to the Mechanical Hound? | set it to his own chemical complex |
| Why did the fireman from Seattle do that? | so it will kill him “suicide”. |
| What is announced on the radio? | war may be declared any hour. |
| What are the shared features of firemen? | black hair, black brows, red face, blue steel shaved but unshaved look. |
| why does Beatty refer to the old woman’s books as the Tower of Babel? | Babel- confusion of languages= nonsenseBoooks are nothing = don’t die for “nothing”. |
| Why does the woman refuse to leave her books? | she is making a stand for something she believes in. |
| What effect does the woman dying with her books have on the firemen, particularly Montag? | fireman= none, montag= upset, tries to save her, even cries that night. |
| Why is it surprising that Beatty knows the Master Ridley quote? | no-one is supposed to know “books”/ “literature”. |
| Montag has caught the “dis-ease”. What are his symptoms? | feelings, stirring curiosity, misses Clarrisse. |
| Why must fire captains have book knowledge? | to recognize it |
| Why does Beatty visit? | suspects Montag’s state of mind |
| What does Beatty tell Montag? | the history of books and firemen |
| What purpose does shrinking classics to brief synopses serve? | more like a dictionary reference; speeds things up. |
| What literature is allowable? | comics, magazines, trade journals. |
| Who are the “custodians of our peace of mind”? | firemen (yet Montag does not have peace of mind) |
| Montag asks, “How do people like Clarisse come to exist in our world?”How does Beatty reply? | Heredity and environment;Why they take the to school so young. |
| What happens to firemen who have books? | 24 hrs. to read and then turn them in or burn them or they burn you! |
Fahrenheit 451- Part 1
February 8, 2020