| What Happened? | Character Relationships | Plot Advancement | Setting Purpose | Mixed Bag |
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With a description of Montag enjoying his job.
How does the story open?
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To awaken Montag to thought and knowledge/make him question society
What is the purpose of Clarisse in the novel?
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She provides an internal conflict to Montag who begins to question his beliefs.
How does Clarisse advance the plot?
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To show that he enjoys his job.
Why does the novel open with Montag just finishing up after starting a fire?
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Run over people and animals for fun in their beetles.
What do people do for fun in this society that would be considered illegal today?
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Clarisse
Who is the first character Montag comes in contact with?
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She demonstrates the social norm of meaningless relationships and lack of serious thought.
What is the purpose of Mildred in the novel?
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Her death inspires him to read and think even more.
How does Clarisse's death advance the plot?
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To emphasize that people do not enjoy nature anymore
Why does Montag meet Clarisse for the first time outside?
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She does not conform to society's definition of social.
Why is Clarisse referred to as anti-social?
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A book
What does Montag take from the fire?
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He antagonizes him and forces him to make a decision about the books he is hiding.
How does Beatty influence Montag?
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Beatty confronts Montag in a subtle way which cause Montag to make a decision about his hidden books.
How does the scene where Beatty comes to Montag's house advance the plot?
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To show the impact and addiction of technology in the society?
Why does the author discuss in detail the parlor walls of Montag's house?
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Knowledge can be used as a weapon against ignorance, but it also creates a lot of conflict when people don't share ideas.
Explain the quote by Beatty, "a book is a loaded gun in the house next door."
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The people stopped reading before the government started burning books.
What significant thing does Beatty tell us about the novel's society?
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That she is disconnected from any consequences due to her lack of thought and fixation on distractions
What does Mildred's inability to remember her near-death experience reveal about her personality?
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He questions his relationship with his wife.
How does Montag's meeting with Clarisse and the actions with the dandelion advance the plot?
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The lack of light symbolizes the lack of understanding and the shallowness of society
Why do you think Montag does not turn on the light when he enters his house before finding his wife overdoesed in her bed?
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The mechanical hound
This piece of technology that symbolizes the threat of technology
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It is set to track him and foreshadows that someone knows he has books.
Why does the hound act strangely around Montag?
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He is an antagonist to Montag but also provides the background of the society so the reader can see why the dystopian society was created.
What purpose does Beatty serve on the plot of the story?
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Montag hopes he can teach her to understand things on a deeper level.
Mildred says, "It doesn't mean anything, the Captian was right." How does this advance the plot?
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To show that hiding knowledge physically affects him
Why does a large part of the chapter take place with Montag in bed and a book hidden under his pillow?
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The information became more and more condensed so there was no need since they were able to get the gist of the information
According to Beatty, why did people stop reading?
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