Day 50 Discussion Questions

1.  On page 21, after Montag and Clarisse finish talking, Montag turns his head up into the rain and opens his mouth. What does this suggest about Montag?
2. Why does the mechanical hound growl and threaten Montag?
3. What is the significance of the Phoenix on Beatty's helmet? What about the number 451?
4.  Clarisse says, “I haven’t any friends. That’s supposed to prove I’m abnormal” (27). Is Clarisse abnormal?What does she do that keeps people her own age from relating to her?
5. There is a list of a million forbidden books (31) on the firehouse wall. What type of books are probably on this list, and why?
6.  In a book in the house he has come to burn, Montag reads,“Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine”  (34). How does this line affect him, and why?
7. What is the difference for Montag during this particular fire call? 
8.  Why does Beatty call books a “Tower of Babel” (35)?
9. Several times throughout the book so far, Montag has mentioned the ventilator grill outside his house. What does he think about each time he looks at or thinks about the grill?