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[Halle @Halleme15]

@rebeccccca_W Also the fact that Montage wondered if Mildred saw her reflection in the tablet before she died shows how much of a hold technology had on the lives of the people in Montag’s society. Montag believes that Mildred died looking into the thing that was most important to her. #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

Montag’s want for just somewhere to rest shows his longing for a simple life, away from his artificial society. It’s similar to how our society is filled with artificial objects that consume us but at the core of everyone is a longing for only the things needed to survive#aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

When Montag sees a deer and thinks that it is the hound, his first conclusion was that the creature was there to hurt him not simply trying to survive as he is. His society has taught him to fear the unknown, when in reality the unknown could help him grow. #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

What does Montag mean when he describes the people from his society as being,
“...people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapors for supper?” Did
he consider himself the same as them at one point or has he always seen himself as different from others? #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

@TashawnaRankin Along with The Giver, I can also see connections in Fahrenheit 451 to The book thief. In both stories books are banned, burned and feared by most. In both they are considered a source of power that the leaders in their societies want to take away. #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

Earlier in the book we characterized Mildred as being a rule follower and never questioning the society they live in. Yet, she actually reads some of the books that Montag has with only a little prompting. Is there a part of her that is curious also? #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

The fact that Montag did not turn in Faber after their first meeting proves that Montag had already begun to question their society’s rules. Clarisse’s death just amplified something that was already there. Her death was the spark that caused him to take action with Faber #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

When Mrs Bowles speaks about her children, she says that taking care of kids is a lot like doing laundry. She sticks them in the room with the TV and flips the switch. This is similar to how children entertain themselves today, constantly in need of their electronics #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

@UserErrorLK Yeah, I was confused about this part too. I think that maybe he was drifting in and out of consciousness, blurring the lines between his dreams and reality. Or another possibility was that he was responding to something on one of the many TVs. #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

What is wrong with Montag’s wife? Why does she not remember overdosing on the sleeping pills? She seems to not care about Montag or what he believes. She is perfectly content just going through the motions of their meaningless life, while Montag strives for something more.#aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

Why wasn’t Montag more upset or shocked by Clarisse’s supposed death? If he cared so deeply for her why wasn’t he more concerned when he didn’t see her on morning 8? Does that type of thing happen so often in his society that Montag has just become desensitized to it? #aplac2

[Halle @Halleme15]

Beatty shows the importance their society places on athletic ability rather than intellectual curiosity. This is similar to how our society places athletes above those who create our future, risk their lives to save others, and who strive to make the world a better place.
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[Halle @Halleme15]

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