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Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

1 - Who does Montag blame for his theft from the

old womans house? Which symbol can you

identify here? How can you compare his actionswith his wifes overdose? Which do you think

would be the source of both behaviours? What does

poison refer to?

2 - What does Captain Beatty understand by

equalization of society? Why are books

considered loaded guns? What is Beattys own

relation with books?

3 - What is the beauty of fire, according to Beatty?

What is the moral/social scope of his statements?

4Who are the protagonists of this scene? Why

are they quarreling and what is the book they are

quarreling over? What happens next?

5 - What does Faber teach Montag about the

quality/meaning / texture of books? What does

it mean a book has pores?What do people need

according to Faber?

6 - As Montag escapes the city and floats down the

river, he finally enjoys one of those peoples

needs Faber had spoken about. What is it?

Montag considers the stars, the moon, the sun

and fire. What is his conclusion? What revelation

do you think he experiences and how does thisrelate to his own identity and purpose?

7- Summarize in 300 words (+/- 50) the

anthropological view of the book.

8In the introduction of a graphic adaptation of

his novel, Bradbury writes: "May I suggest that

anyone reading this introduction should take the

time to name the one book that he or she would

most want to memorize and protect from any

censors or firemen, and not only name the book,

but give the reasons why they would wish to

memorize it and why it would be a valuable asset tobe recited and remembered in the future."What

would be your answer?

1 - Who does Montag blame for his theft from the

old womans house? Which symbol can you

identify here? How can you compare his actionswith his wifes overdose? Which do you think

would be the source of both behaviours? What does

poison refer to?

2 - What does Captain Beatty understand by

equalization of society? Why are books

considered loaded guns? What is Beattys own

relation with books?

3 - What is the beauty of fire, according to Beatty?

What is the moral/social scope of his statements?

4Who are the protagonists of this scene? Why

are they quarreling and what is the book they are

quarreling over? What happens next?

5 - What does Faber teach Montag about the

quality/meaning / texture of books? What does

it mean a book has pores? What do people need

according to Faber?

6 - As Montag escapes the city and floats down the

river, he finally enjoys one of those peoples

needs Faber had spoken about. What is it?

Montag considers the stars, the moon, the sun

and fire. What is his conclusion? What revelation

do you think he experiences and how does thisrelate to his own identity and purpose?

7- Summarize in 300 words (+/- 50) the

anthropological view of the book..

8In the introduction of a graphic adaptation of

his novel, Bradbury writes: "May I suggest that

anyone reading this introduction should take the

time to name the one book that he or she would

most want to memorize and protect from any

censors or firemen, and not only name the book,

but give the reasons why they would wish to

memorize it and why it would be a valuable asset tobe recited and remembered in the future."What

would be your answer?