451 Flashcards
What do fireman do for a living? And how is it ironic?
They burn book, and there suppose to but fires out not start them
Why are the books compared to the birds?
Because the pages in the book flap
What does montag think of his job?
He enjoys it a lot
What does 451 mean
The degree in which the book is burned
Who did montag meet on the way home from work?
Clarisse
When montag says he will never wash the karosean off completely what could it symbolically mean?
The guilt of burning the books and the houses that contain them.
Why does Bradbury introduce Clarisse first instead of his wife Mildred?
To show the different personalities between Mildred and Clarisse
Why does Mildred need help when montag gets home?
She has taken to many sleeping pills
Describe the help Mildred receives
Two men come and pump her stomach out
How is life in montage house different than life in clarisse house
Mildred and montag hardly talk Bc Mildred is always watching the tv parlor
In Clarisse house they often discuss things
How does Mildred react the next morning after she was sick
She has no memory and is very hungry
What does Mildred do all day
She watched the tv parlor
Describe the set up if the there tv room
Has three tv that full up 3 walls and they interact with eachother
