Fahrenheit 451 post 10

5 comments:

1. Montag has now found ways in which to trick the government so they do not find him
2. Montag doesn't care about his wife anymore
   
3. Montag was not along when he would walk upstream.
4. He would have interesting conversations with the people he was with.
5. The city becomes polluted due to the bombs

4 questions:

1. Why does'nt Montag like to talk about his past?
2. Does Montag and his wife ever meet again?
3. How does the war end?
4. What ever happened to Clarisse?

3 words:

1. Pyre: a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
2. Litany: a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
3. Sputter: to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds.

2 literary elements:

1. "I ate them like salad" -similie
2. “The day was brightening all about them as if pink lamp had been given more wick.”-similie

1 sentence:

• This section is where the war begins and how it is obvious that Montag's life has changed completely.
  

Fahrenheit 451 post 9

5 comments:

1. The author describes where the story takes place better then he did before.
2. Montag is now a wanted fugitive.
3. Montag starts using fire to keep himself warm.
4. Montag follows the railroad.
5. Montag gets a concussion

4 questions:

1. What is Montag's final destination if he keeps running?
2. Would he die if they catch him?
3. What ever happened to Clarisse?
4. If they never catch him would he have too change his identity?

3 words:

1. Dentifrice: a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth.
2. Valise: A small piece of hand luggage.
3. Bramble: any rough, prickly shrub, as the dog rose.

2 literary elements:

1. "turned the men over like dominos" -similie
   
2. "The fire was gone, then back again, like a winking eye" -similie
   

1 sentence:

• Montag is still on the run but is also starting to begin a new chapter in his life.
  

Fahrenheit 451 post 8

5 comments:

1. The Police are looking for Montag.
2. The police are making everyone look for Montag.
3. He needs to be on the run or else he will suffer bad consequences.
4. Mildred does not care what happens to Montag.
5. Montag killed Beatty.

4 questions:

1. Why did Montag go to the river?
2. What happened to Mildred?
3. How long is he going to be by the river?
4. Do they ever find Montag?

3 words:

1. Penance: a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
2. grotesque: odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
3. Hayloft: a loft in a stable or barn for the storage of hay.

2 literary elements:

1. “The books leapt and dance like roasted birds, their wings ablaze with red and yellow feathers.” -similie
2. "he smelled the heavy musk like perfume" -similie
   

1 sentence:

• Montag is now on the run from the police because of the crime that he has comitted.
  

Fahrenheit 451 post 7

5 comments:

1. Montag ends up facing the consequences for having books.
2. Beatty would not leave Montag alone.
3. Montag has drawn so much attention to himself.
4. Montag now has to face crucial decisions.
5. I don't think Montag is strong enough for these types of situations.

4 questions:

1. What is Montag's future?
2. Does he end up dieing?
3. Why is Beatty doing that to Montag?
4. How does he handle the situation?

3 words:

1. sieve: to put or force through a sieve; sift.
2. Cinders: a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
3. Breach: the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.

2 literary terms:

1. “… tending to their peanut- brittle bones…” - metaphor
   
2. “The Seashell hummed in his ear” - personification

1 sentence:

• Montag's housewas burned because his crime discovered.
  

Fahrenheit 451 post 6

5 comments:

1. Montag seems more aware of his surroundings
2. Montag's marriage is a joke, and is not going to last.
3. Montag panics when he doesn't know what to do.
4. Montag's imagination gets him into trouble.
5. He doesn't know how to handle situations.

4 questions:

1. Why does Montag keep hearing voices?
2. Does Montag have some type of disorder to make him so nervous?
3. Why doesn't he find a way to find a new life for himself?
4. What was in Montag's house?

3 words:

1. Enameled: any of various varnishes, paints, coatings, etc., drying to a hard, glossy finish.
2. fringes: A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
3. Unitarians: An adherent of Unitarian Universalism.

2 literary terms:

1. “the firehouse stood all about in plaster silence and the orange Salamander slept with its kerosene in its belly and the fire throwers crossed upon its flanks" - personification
2. “The way the clouds moved aside and came back, and the way the stars looked, a million of them swimming between the clouds...” - personification

1 sentence:

• Montag keeps talking about his situatuion to more and more people
  

Fahrenheit 451 Post 5

5 comments:

1. Montag finally realizes something about the society that he lives in.
2. Montag seems very nervous and cautious about things now
3. Montag seems very confused.
4. He is starting to feel careless.
5. He thinks twice about his actions now.

4 questions:

1. What is there for Montag to be scared of?
2. Why would any one listen to Montag?
3. Why does he feel his happiness is gone?
4. What is the point about thinking everything over?

3 words:

1. tamped: To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps
2. Sieve:a person who cannot keep a secret.
3. tallow:the fatty tissue or suet of animals.

2 literary terms:

1. "It was like coming into the cold marbled room of a mausoleum after the moon has set" -similie
2. “That night I kicked the pill bottle in the dark, like kicking a buried mine.” - similie

1 sentence:

• this section talks about Montags new personality.

Fahrenheit 451 Post 4

5 comments:

1. Montag thinks that every sport is good.
2. Montag starts to feel that he doesn't like his life.
3. Montag's wife doesn't care anymore.
4. Clarisse is a freaky person.
5. I think Montag was even freaked out by her.

4 questions:

1. What is so special about Beatty?
2. What exactly freaked out Montag?
3. Why burn so much?
4. Why is Montag such a weak individual?

3 words:

1. Melancholy: sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
2. mausoleum: a burial place for the bodies or remains of many individuals, often of a single family, usually in the form of a small building.
3. parlour : reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

2 literary terms:

1. "How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression" -personification
2. “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door.” -metaphor

1 sentence:

• This section shows how Montag really is and how he is a weak individual

Fahrenheit 451 post 3

5 comments:

1. Montag's wife thought that the fact that she couldn't remember where they met was amussing.
2. Clarisse is a wierd person in my eyes.
3. She says many random things
4. The little girl us also pretty random
5. I think the kerosene has a lot of symbolism in the story.

4 questions:

1. Is the little girl Mildred?
2. What was the point for Montag to get drunk?
3. What is the attraction between Montag and Clarisse?
4. Why are books not allowed?

3 words:

1. Jargon: unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing
2. subconscious: existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness
3. marionette:a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.

2 literary terms:

1. "the clock was telling you" -personification
2. “No matter when he came in, the walls were always talking to Mildred” - personification

1 sentence:

• This section of the story was jus Montag talking to either Clarisse or Mildred

Fahrenheit 451 post 2

5 comments:

1. I think that the fact that Montag and Clarisse meet again symbolizes something.
2. The relationship between him and his wife now seems very uncomfortable.
3. Montag's career is mentioned a lot in this story.
4. Montag and Clarisse develop a good friendship.
5. They seem to like to talk to eachother.

4 questions:

1. Where exactly is this story taking place?
2. What does the flower symbolize?
3. Is Montag crazy?
4. Are Montag and Clarisse going to end up together?

3 words:

1. Slender:thing or slight
2. Olfactory:of or pertaining to the sense of smell
3. Waft:to send or convey lightly

2 literary terms:

1. "A wind had sprung up from no where" - personification
2. "the great shadowing, motioned silence of the Hound leaping out like a moth in the raw light" - similie

1 sentence:

• This section of the book shows more about the development of the relationship that Montag has with Clarisse.

Fahrenheit451 post 1

5 comments:

1. There is a lot of symbolism when Montag would go around the corner of the train station because he heard his name, when it was really the wind.
2. Montag doesn't seem to have confidence in himself.
3. He would keep on questioning himself.
4. Montag seems to be able to talk to his wife comfortably
5. I think he has a good relationship with his wife.

4 questions:

1. Why does Montag doubt himself so much?
2. Does he really like what he does for a living?
3. What really kept on calling his name?
4. Does he end up going crazy?

3 words:

1. Minstrel: a musician, singer, or poet
2. Kerosene:a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
3. Stolid: having little or no emotion

2 literary terms:

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1 sentence:

• We start to see how Montag really is, and how he describes his wife, and you can also kind of see his relationship with his wife and his career.