Entry 1:
Passage: “While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning. Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame.” (pg. 2)
Situation: Montag was watching the house and the books burn along with his fellow workers.
Importance: As of now, Montag thinks that he is doing the right thing by burning the books. It shows that he is part of the overall majority that has been brainwashed into thinking that books are bad.
Analysis: The passage is worth discussing because it shows that Montag along with all the other firemen think that they are doing the right thing by burning all the books. It also shows the irony of the fact that we know that firemen put out fires in our society, …show more content…
However, he takes the books and hides them, but then he starts to read them even though he knows that it is against the law. It impacts the story because he admits to knowing what the consequences are for getting caught with the books, but yet, he continues to go along with hiding the books. It reveals that Montag is not thinking too smartly and is taking a big risk by holding onto the books. The situation is worse because he is a fireman so he should be the last person to have forbidden books in his house. It helps me to understand that Montag does understand what is going on, but is willing to risk being caught with the books that he …show more content…
While he is running away, he thinks of how Faber is in trouble now because Beatty found the earpiece.
Importance: The passage shows that he cares about the books despite he is running away from what got him in trouble in the first place which was being in possession of the books. Also, it shows that he is worried about what is going to happen to Faber since Beatty figured out what they were up to.
Analysis: The passage is important to discuss because it gets the reader to think about what could be going through Montag’s mind as he is running away from his crime. It is important because it shows that Montag still cares about the books enough to bring them with him and that he is worrying about what is going to happen to Faber because he is the reason that Faber is in this situation in the first place. It reveals to me that Montag did not think everything through be he put action to his thoughts. He decided that he was just going to do what he thought he had to do despite what outcome may be. It help me to understand that Montag is right now confused and is not thinking clearly, so he is just going to take one thing at a time and go from
Passage: “While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning. Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame.” (pg. 2)
Situation: Montag was watching the house and the books burn along with his fellow workers.
Importance: As of now, Montag thinks that he is doing the right thing by burning the books. It shows that he is part of the overall majority that has been brainwashed into thinking that books are bad.
Analysis: The passage is worth discussing because it shows that Montag along with all the other firemen think that they are doing the right thing by burning all the books. It also shows the irony of the fact that we know that firemen put out fires in our society, …show more content…
However, he takes the books and hides them, but then he starts to read them even though he knows that it is against the law. It impacts the story because he admits to knowing what the consequences are for getting caught with the books, but yet, he continues to go along with hiding the books. It reveals that Montag is not thinking too smartly and is taking a big risk by holding onto the books. The situation is worse because he is a fireman so he should be the last person to have forbidden books in his house. It helps me to understand that Montag does understand what is going on, but is willing to risk being caught with the books that he …show more content…
While he is running away, he thinks of how Faber is in trouble now because Beatty found the earpiece.
Importance: The passage shows that he cares about the books despite he is running away from what got him in trouble in the first place which was being in possession of the books. Also, it shows that he is worried about what is going to happen to Faber since Beatty figured out what they were up to.
Analysis: The passage is important to discuss because it gets the reader to think about what could be going through Montag’s mind as he is running away from his crime. It is important because it shows that Montag still cares about the books enough to bring them with him and that he is worrying about what is going to happen to Faber because he is the reason that Faber is in this situation in the first place. It reveals to me that Montag did not think everything through be he put action to his thoughts. He decided that he was just going to do what he thought he had to do despite what outcome may be. It help me to understand that Montag is right now confused and is not thinking clearly, so he is just going to take one thing at a time and go from