Characters
What does Mildred ask Montag to buy for her?
A 4th TV wall for the parlor
Refuge: "Playing the stock market, of course, the last refuge in the world for the dangerous intellectual out of a job."
Refuge: a safe place for comfort or rest
Who dies in Montag's place?
An innocent man out for a midnight stroll
How does Montag know Mildred in unhappy?
She overdoses on sleeping pills
Phosphorescent: "Beatty's pink phosphorescent cheeks glimmered in the darkness, and he was smiling furiously."
Phosphorescent: emitting light or perceptible heat
Mildred's death
What is the persistent advertisement Montag hears while riding the bus?
Denham's Dentifrice
What does water represent (specifically his trip down the river)?
Rebirth; cleansing the old ways
What does Mildred say the characters in her TV shows are to her (what does she think they represent)?
Her family
Rebuttal: “Oh, you were scared silly," said Beatty, ”for I was doing a terrible thing in using the very books you clung to as a rebuttal on every hand, on every point."
Wary: a response to an argument; refuting an opposing claim
Why does Faber blame himself for the way the world is?
He believes that men like him should have stood up for books, instead of hiding away like cowards.
How does the symbolism for fire change throughout the book?
In the beginning it represents destruction; in the end in represents warm/comfort/community
What does Mildred say happened to Clarisse?
She was hit by a car
List at least 3 events that mark a change in Montag's character from the beginning of the book, to the end.
-Starts to doubt his happiness -Starts to doubt society's happiness -Begins reading books -Begins working against his former job -Ends up seeing society as broken -Etc.
Where do the fugitives in Part 3 store their books?
In their head.
What does Clarisse represent in this book?
Montag's conscience/a voice of reason/intellect or individuality
What does Mildred do to Montag at the end of Part 2, which is confirmed in Part 3?
turn him in to Beatty