"Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel. 'Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine.' He dropped the book. Immediately, another fell into his arms."(37)
The words in this quote really stood out to me. The author uses strong words like "blazed into his mind" and "stamped there with fiery steel." I think this quote is significant to the book because it is about books. Montage dropped the book and another one falls into his arms. It is almost like the books want his to read them. He is so curious about the books that he remembers things like the quote he read from the book. Montag has wondered about the past ever since he spoke to Clarisse. She made him wonder a bout the past. The books have to be burned because they are written about the past. The society doesn't want the people to know about the past so they burn the books. People that don't know about the past are less likely to ask questions about the past.
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Michelle, you select an interesting passage from the book and do a good job breaking it down to examine it. I agree that it seems as if the books want Montag to read them. Bradbury seems to be making a strong point about the power of reading, and of books, which can "blaze" in our minds like "fiery steel."
Do you think he's right?
YEAH WOOO MICHELLE! :D
I believe our books are similar with the dystopia thing going on.
Yeah...that's all I hadta say...
Michelle,
You did a very good job interpreting why the books were falling into Montag's arms. I like when you said, "Montag dropped the book and another one falls into his arms. It is almost like the books want him to read them." This makes a lot of sense, because we all know, that since Clarisse McClellan stepped into the picture, Montag has been questioning the past. I'm sure when the books fell into his arms he felt pressured to throw them down to the floor. What do you think makes Montag different from all of the other firemen?
Good job!
Nice job choosing such an effective quote from Fahrenheit 451. I completely agree with you about how "stand-out-ish" the descriptive language is in this passage. I think that Bradbury did an excellent job revealing to the reader what it must feel like to read a book for the first time. It seems that Montag was so amazed by the book that time stood still; soon enough, he dropped the book he had been reading and picked up another one. How can the themes in this passage be related to the main themes of this book as a whole? Why do you think that the government doesn't want its people to know about the past?
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