Q: Read the poem “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold. In what ways is it significant that Montag reads this particular poem to Mildred and her friends? Q:Although Ray Bradbury's work is often referred to as science fiction, Fahrenheit has plenty to say about the world as it is, and not as it could be. As you review the book, list examples of the themes mentioned below, as well as others you notice. Discuss how you feel about the stands the author or characters take in Fahrenheit.
· conformity vs. individuality
· freedom of speech and the consequences of losing it
· the importance of remembering and understanding history
· machines as helpers to humans, machines as hindrances or enemies
Q:Describe Clarisse’s effect on Montag and her function in the novel. How and why does she change him? Why does she vanish from the novel?
Q:Explain why no female characters are alive at the end of the novel. Why did both female characters die in the novel, but in the film, why does Clarisse, as a human book living in the woods, survive and greet Montag?
quote to ponder:
The sun burnt every day. It burnt Time . . . Time was busy burning the years and the people anyway, without any help from him. So if he burnt things with the firemen and the sun burnt Time, that meant that everything burnt!
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