Thursday, October 31, 2013

Day 53!

1. How does Montag answer Mildred when she asks why she should read? What does their exchange indicate about the differences between them?

2. Although Montag’s country has won “two atomic wars since 2022” (p. 69), the threat of another war grows stronger. What reason does Montag give for the country being hated so much? How might books help Montag’s countrymen relate to peoples of other countries?

3. How does the sieve and the sand analogy apply to Montag?

4. When Montag visits Faber, Faber calls himself a coward. Why? In what way has he acted cowardly?

5. Faber tells Montag; “It’s not books you need, it’s some of the things that once were in books” (p.78). What is it that Montag needs and is searching for?

6. According to Faber, what three things are necessary to the pursuit of happiness? To what degree has Montag gained each of these three factors in his life at this point of the novel?

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