Vocab (Part I)
To reduce the force, effect, or value of; weaken, decrease, diminish
Attenuate (verb)
Unnecessary and redundant, especially through being more than enough.
Superfluous (adj.)
Who is Guy Montag? Describe his job.
He is a "fireman" who burns books.
"Each page becomes a black butterfly. Beautiful, eh? Light the third page from the second and so on, chain smoking, chapter by chapter” …There sat Beatty, perspiring gently, the floor littered with swarms of black moths that had died in a single storm."
Metaphor
To bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble, summon, call together
Convene (verb)
To formally give up a position of power, office, or responsibility; renounce, resign, relinquish
Abdicate (verb)
Describe Clarisse McClellan
Different from society, breaks the societal norms. Enjoys the little things. Questions society, critical thinker, curious.
"A great nuzzling gout of flame leapt out to lap at the books and knock them against the wall"
Personification
Fond of company; sociable
Gregarious (adjective)
Not candid or sincere; pretending that one knows less than one really does
Disingenuous (adjective)
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of doctors to treat Mildred?
Technicians with machines
"She was beginning to shriek now, sitting there like a wax doll melting in its own heat."
Simile
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; cure-all, elixir
Panacea (noun)
Unchanging over time or unable to be changed; fixed, set, permanent, unshakeable
Immutable (adjective)
What are parlor-walls?
Televisions
"It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world"
Personification
Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Formidable (adjective)
Seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent.
Philanthropic (adjective)
What did Montag believe had been done to the hound?
He believed it had been programed to target him
“The night I kicked the pill bottle in the dark, like kicking a buried mine.”
Simile
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Fastidious (adj.)
What prefix means "to" or "toward"?
At/ad
Why was Clarisse considered anti-social?
She didn't conform to society's norms, which valued mindless entertainment and conformity over genuine human connection and critical thought.
"A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon."
Metaphor