Fahrenheit 451 Lit. Notebook

Phi Cao Carlin 1 English IIK 30, January 2013 1. Character Clarisse Quote I sometimes think drivers dont know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly, she verbalize. If you showed a driver a green blur, Oh yes Hed say, thats grass A criticize blur Thats a rose garden White blurs are houses Brown blurs cows. My uncle litter slowly on a highway once. He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two solar days. Isnt that funny and sad too? (1. ) Analysis As Clarisse and Montag meet for the first time, she asks a series of gloomy questions that no one in the dystopia would ever even think of. The statements and questions display how wise she is and how there are very few people like her in this society that can actually see the enjoyments in life and nature. She attempts to acquit Montag understand that this world they live in, everything moves so fast, they need to slow down every once in a while and appreciate the simple pleasures in life.Because th eir society is overtaken by technology they are convinced that it is the only way to make them happy. Quote Are you happy? (1. 10) By asking a simple question like this, it challenged Montag to think beyond his usual capacity, thinking outside of his linguistic rule life. Hes began to have thoughts to the highest degree his definition of true happiness. He starts to realize hes not truly happy, thats why it took him a while to respond to her question. This quote by Clarisse is one of the most important quotes throughout the taradiddle.Without this quote, Montag wouldnt doubt himself about his true happiness. 2. Symbols Fire Quote We shall this day light such a candle, by Gods grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. (1. 40) Analysis As the old woman whose house was about to be burned due to her love for books, she screams to Montag about Master Ridley and playing the man. As the story continues, Beatty reveals to Montag this quote said by a british man named Latim er. After critically thinking Montag learns that there are things in the world hat are worth life and dying for which no one in this society is willing to do. For the woman it symbolizes unyielding strength, determination and dedication. Quote The fire was gone, then back again, like a winking eye. He stopped, afraid he might blow the fire out with a single breath. But the fire was there and he approached warily, from a long way off. It took the better part of fifteen minutes before he drew very close indeed to it, and then he stood facial expression at it from cover. That small motion, the white and red color, a strange fire because it meant a different thing to him.It was not burning. It was warming. (3. 145) Analysis Throughout the whole story Montag saw fire as nothing but destruction and he took pleasure into book burning at the beginning. So now seeing that this fervour as a nice warming home for him, it begins to make him question. This small warm-felt fire began to make hi m see what hes been so clueless about all along. Burning books wasnt the solution but the problem. He then reconsiders about what Clarisse said about firemen. What if his job was really to stop burning books and rather than starting them?