After reading halfway down page 37 through page 51, focus on YOUR REACTIONS to this section of the reading. You may focus on one of the following or your own topic:
1. What stands out about Montag's behavior during the fire and afterward? Talk about Montag's thoughts and actions.
2. What do you notice about Montag's interactions with Mildred and/or Captain Beatty after the fire that claims the woman's life?
3. Dig deeper into Ray Bradbury's message in Fahrenheit 451. What does he want his readers to think about or understand? What is he warning us about?
[Be sure to follow the rubric posted with the first entry. Write a paragraph that uses at least one passage from the reading. SHOW YOUR THINKING.]
During and after the fire Montag seems to act more considerate towards himself and others. He really starts to consider Clarisse's ideas and think about the impact that they have on him. He thinks about his feelings about the end result of the fire with the woman dying, and the feelings he has towards his wife, and their overall relationship. Guy talks of how he thinks he wouldn't be upset if his wife died of an overdose "And he remembered thinking then that if she died, he was certain he wouldn't cry." (41). Compared to the beginning of the book Montag seems more emotional, and less stern after the fir when interacting with Mildred, and Captain Beatty. I think that the author wants to think about what the future could hold, and is warning us of what could become of the world, if certain knowledge like in books is cast off out of society.
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ReplyDeleteDuring the fire at the old woman's house, I noticed that Montag's mind and behavior was no longer private and dull. His behavior shifted to curiosity and his instincts changed. When the firemen began pumping kerosene all over the rooms, Montag instinctively grabs one of the old woman's books and hides it in his clothes. Also, when the firemen had set everything on fire and we're ready to abort Montag was the only one who cared for the old woman by desperately trying to pull her out of the house, but she didn't budge. Both of these instincts made by Montag show both curiosity and also show that he's beginning to care for others instead of just worrying all about himself. After the fire Montag's behavior remains the same, filled with curiosity by hiding his stolen book under his pillow, which shows he plans on reading it and values it a lot more by showing a wonder for what is states inside. Montag begins asking questions about what the old woman was saying when they had stormed he house. On the way back from the fire he showed confusion, but curiousity about the famous quote by stating "She said, 'Master Ridley.' She said some crazy thing when we came in the door. 'Play the man,' she said, Master Ridley.' Something, something, something." (37) This passage shows that Montag does not know this famous quote, but attempts to decipher what she was saying, which again shows a increase of not only curiosity in what books state, but a more diverse mind. Later that night Montag feels out of it and different. When getting home to his wife he feels that he does not belong with her and does not think he belongs with parts of the society, such as entertainment. Clarisse McClellan really changed Montag's view on things and almost forced him to consider and think about other things other than what his society offers.
ReplyDeleteMontag has shift his thinking towards other in the story, the woman that was burned in the fire can be one of these driving factors. Montag is breaking the law of his society by keeping a book from that night at his house. He starts to question why they are burning the books to start with. Montag is visited by Beatty the caption of his forestation one day when he is at home. I believe he and just not Montag know about the book is hiding in the house. Beatty tries to right montage think by comparing there society to spots in and indirect way. “organize and organize and super organized super-super organize sports. More cartoons in books. More pictures. the mind drinks less an less.”
ReplyDeleteMontag thinking is becoming more like Clarissa and is challenging himself to find the bigger mean, he's breaking away from the mechanical way of thinking.
Montage is very troubled by what he saw in that house. We start to see him acknowledge some of the previous authors that he saw in the house "We burned copies of Dante and Swift and Marcus Aurelius"(47). The first thing that popped out to me is that he actually mentioned the authors, knowing who they are and what they have done. It's all so surreal that he starts realizing that these people have used their lives to make these books and put years into them. His interactions with Mildred are weird and often cut off, she doesn't follow what he says and is distracted all the time, not fulfilling simple requests to turn down her programs or get him aspirin, but when Beatty asks her to she does it immediately. She denies that he is sick and says he should get to work as his shift had started earlier, she seemingly just wants him o keep working so that they can get the final screen for their home. It's weird to see how she doesn't care too much about him and doesn't even know where they meant. It shows how everyone is being so distracted by everything and are losing social skills due to technology.
ReplyDeleteI think that the books they are burning are books that came to be before the Firemen were established, I think that they have information about what life was like before and hold the truth. I think that woman was sacrificing her self in the hope that someone would wonder why someone would give their life for books. I think when Montag reads the book he stole he will know how the world was before and the truth about how the new system is wrong
ReplyDeleteAfter the fire occurred at the woman's house, you can tell it sparked a curiosity in Montag. Montag now is questioning why the books held so much meaning to her asking himself why the a woman would let herself die in a fire to be with them. Not only is he questioning books themselves but society as a whole as well, like why he and the other firemen start fires rather than stop them as they used to. Furthermore Montag is determined to understand these books, so he takes one of them for himself. From Montag's actions what happened really affected him, he even confides in Mildred showing her the book and saying, ""There must be something in books, things we can't imagine. To make a woman stay in a burning house." This shows Montag is being to question his world and notice what other people don't bother too.
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