Society
Most abundant form of entertainment.
What are parlor walls?
The meaning of this figurative language:
”Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it.”
What is her innocence?
“I’m still crazy. The rain feels good. I love to walk in it.”
What is Clarisse’s free spirit?
Montag’s true feelings for his wife.
What is not truly in love?
“What, the Hound?” The captain studied his cards. “Come off it. It doesn’t like or dislike. It just ‘functions’.
What is the controlling of the Hound?
Why schools don‘t teach.
What is to dumb them down?
The symbolism of the phoenix.
What is rebirth and change in values and perspective?
Montag telling Clarisse she sounds very old.
What is Clarisse being mature for her age?
How Montag feels about Clarisse.
What is their father-daughter connection?
Mildred wants to buy a fourth parlor wall.
What is Mildred’s obsession with parlor walls?
Why billboards are elongated.
What is because cars move extremely fast?
Meaning the figurative language of the fire hose as a venomous python.
What is the deception of Montag‘s job?
Clarisse being compared to a ticking clock.
What is changing and telling the truth?
Montag’s feelings after learning Charisse died.
What is Montag’s suicide attemp?
The machines doing all the work of the two men supposed to save Mildred.
What is the dependency on machines?
Why the two men that saved Mildred are unexperienced.
What is because there aren’t enough paramedics fo everyone overdosing?
Meaning of the figurative language of the books as slaughtered books.
What is the killing of creative freedom?
Clarisse and her family engage in conversations.
What is valuing true connections?
“I’ve tried to imagine,” said Montag “just how it would feel. I mean, to have firemen burn our houses and our books.”
What is Montag’s realization on his job’s morality?
Well, then, why didn’t he buy himself an audio-Seashell broadcasting station and talk to his wife late at night, murmur, whisper, shout, scream, yell.
What is the lack of communication because of technology?
The source of violence in this society.
What is desensitization and overstimulation?
The meaning of this figurative language:
“He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”
What is Montag’s internal conflict?
Montag remembering every detail of meeting with Clarisse.
What is Clarisse being so unforgettable because she’s unique?
But in his mind, a cool wind started up and blew out the ventilator grill at home, softly, chilling his face.
What is foreshadowing Montag’s actions and rebellion?
…”An hour of TV class, an hour of basketball or baseball or running, another hour of transcription history or painting pictures, and more sports, but do you know we never ask questions”…
What is the dumbing down of students through overstimulation?