After Guy showed Mildred the books he had hidden, the mechanical hound showed up and Montag looks for help. Montag was thinking about a retired English professor that retired, that he spoke to in a park about a year earlier. His name was Faber and and he told Guy poems to in the park. Faber gave Montag his address. Montag s was surprised. Montag called him and he asked if there were any copies left of the Bible or Shakespeare. Faber, as predicted, said no and hung up. Fahrenheit 451 foreshadows by giving hints that Montag may have the Bible. He wants to make a cop of the Bible before he gives the book to Beatty. Later in the story Montag asks Mildred if the White Clown loved her. The White Clown symbolized her family. .He went to visit Faber to show him the book he had hidden from Mildred and the rest of the world, the Bible.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Friday, October 17, 2014
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Ægean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Ægean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.
The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Vocab. Fall List #7
pratfall: a fall onto one's buttocks; a stupid and humiliating action
He took a pratfall into the sand.
bewilderedly: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
She seemed frightened and bewildered.
titillation: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
theremin: an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand toward and away from the circuit
The band bought theremins.
tabloids: a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational stories
My sister reads the tabloids quite often.
centrifuge: a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids
They used the centrifuge where they needed.
haltingly: in a halting manner
People in the halls always seem to be haltingly.
probing: physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument
The alien probed the human
stagnant: (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence
The lake was stagnant in it that morning.
cacophony: a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
When the teacher used the chalkboard it had a cacophony sound.
He took a pratfall into the sand.
bewilderedly: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
She seemed frightened and bewildered.
titillation: a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
theremin: an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand toward and away from the circuit
The band bought theremins.
tabloids: a newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational stories
My sister reads the tabloids quite often.
centrifuge: a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids
They used the centrifuge where they needed.
haltingly: in a halting manner
People in the halls always seem to be haltingly.
probing: physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument
The alien probed the human
stagnant: (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence
The lake was stagnant in it that morning.
cacophony: a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
When the teacher used the chalkboard it had a cacophony sound.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Vocab. Fall List #6
Tatters: irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material
If my dog gets a hold of your shoes, then they will end up in tatters.
Merely: just; only
She merely paid the least for the item
Vast: of very great extent or quantity; immense
Vast: of very great extent or quantity; immense
He has a vast amount of gold because he was a prince.
Parlor: a shop or business providing specified goods or services
I had to go to the parlor to get flowers.
Abrupt(ly): sudden or unexpected
He abruptly opened the door while Jane walked by.
Refracted: measure the focusing characteristics of (an eye) or of the eyes of (someone).
He refracted how she looked on that Friday.
Immense: extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree
She had an immense smile after going to the beach.
Imperceptibly: impossible to perceive
After hearing his math teacher teach, it made him feel as if it was imperceptible.
Ventilator: an appliance or aperture for ventilating a room or other space
There was a ventilator in my English teachers room.
Olfactory: of or relating to the sense of smell
Her clothes had a olfactory smell to them.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Fahrenheit 451 Notes
page 45: bradbury is trying to give us a sense of montag panicked by writing in that style then goes back to short sentences
cophony: sound, big noise
page 48: sea shells/electric thimbol/ ear buds
mechanical hound symbolizes fear/guilt
page 49: "whyd you do that"
who asks why you threw up?!?
page 50: imagine: in school some look at books and ask whats the value, in book a woman dies with her books what does it take to make someone like book- imagination and it gives you ideas and really makes you think about things
cophony: sound, big noise
page 48: sea shells/electric thimbol/ ear buds
mechanical hound symbolizes fear/guilt
page 49: "whyd you do that"
who asks why you threw up?!?
page 50: imagine: in school some look at books and ask whats the value, in book a woman dies with her books what does it take to make someone like book- imagination and it gives you ideas and really makes you think about things
Fahrenheit 451 Notes #2
-"whoops of lafter" creative way to say that
-"no,no,boy" he sounds a little to calm to be in real fear
-Montag is getting confortable and less inhuman and nice
-Hes discovering who he is
-"i dont think its social to get a bunch of people together and then not let them talk, do you?" Its very relevant
- as long as they have insurance they dont care
Friday, October 3, 2014
Fahrenheit 451 Questions
What is the significance of the salamander symbol in Fahrenheit 451? If you don't know, guess.
- I think an inciting event is something that starts the plot of a story and gives you an incite on what might happen. In the story, Montag just got off work and is walking and gets a weird feeling that someone is watching him. This is where he meets Clarisse McClellan which might start a conflict. For some odd reason Montag is intrigued by the girl and has an attraction to her which leaves him wanting to talk to her more.
Describe Montag at the beginning of the novel. Do you think he's a hero? Why/not?
- At the beginning of the novel, the author is talking about how much Montag adores his job as a "fireman". Bradbury goes into deep description about the books burning in the fire. It creates an image in my mind that is so realistically unreal. In my opinion, I do not believe Montag is a hero. It is not an exceptional thing to burn books. Authors spend their own time coming up with marvoulous ideas that they want to share with the world. They put so much effort into their stories, so it would be completely offensive for someone to outlaw books and have them burned.
Describe Bradbury's tone. What is his attitude toward the characters, the topics, and the audience? How can you tell?
-He speaks as if he is talking to every single individual in the world. He presents his ideas in simple terms that anyone can understand and it also is very deep at the same time.
-I believe that the salamander on Montag's arm is a symbol of how he thinks of himself. The salamander represents Montag's actions and it helps you understand his character more. It might also foreshadow something that might happen later on in the story.
What is the inciting incident of the story? If you're not sure, choose an event and explain why you think it qualifies.- I think an inciting event is something that starts the plot of a story and gives you an incite on what might happen. In the story, Montag just got off work and is walking and gets a weird feeling that someone is watching him. This is where he meets Clarisse McClellan which might start a conflict. For some odd reason Montag is intrigued by the girl and has an attraction to her which leaves him wanting to talk to her more.
Describe Montag at the beginning of the novel. Do you think he's a hero? Why/not?
- At the beginning of the novel, the author is talking about how much Montag adores his job as a "fireman". Bradbury goes into deep description about the books burning in the fire. It creates an image in my mind that is so realistically unreal. In my opinion, I do not believe Montag is a hero. It is not an exceptional thing to burn books. Authors spend their own time coming up with marvoulous ideas that they want to share with the world. They put so much effort into their stories, so it would be completely offensive for someone to outlaw books and have them burned.
Describe Bradbury's tone. What is his attitude toward the characters, the topics, and the audience? How can you tell?
-He speaks as if he is talking to every single individual in the world. He presents his ideas in simple terms that anyone can understand and it also is very deep at the same time.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Fahrenheit 451 Notes #1
Page 5
- Montag feels as if he is being watch and describes what he is feeling; this is relatable because I have felt those feelings before
- Clarisse's dress is white showing innocence
Question: Why is the girl out walking at night?
- The girl is different so Montag notices her
Page 6
- "How oddly you say that." Montag is almost intimidated
- "They walked in the warm-cool blowing night..." This is relatable. (easy to understand)
Page 7
- Candlelight is a symbol for humans in my opinion (it is independent and needs no electricity, it is a magical light source)
Page 8
- Clarisse tells Montag that she heard that houses burned down accidentally and he laughs. He does this because he doesnt know if it is true or not himself.
Page 9
- the author predicts such things as parlor walls (projectors)
- Clarisse talks about the man on the moon showing that she thinks like s child
Clarisse's uncle is the same man that got arrested in another story by Bradbury called "The Pedestrian"
- Montag feels as if he is being watch and describes what he is feeling; this is relatable because I have felt those feelings before
- Clarisse's dress is white showing innocence
Question: Why is the girl out walking at night?
- The girl is different so Montag notices her
Page 6
- "How oddly you say that." Montag is almost intimidated
- "They walked in the warm-cool blowing night..." This is relatable. (easy to understand)
Page 7
- Candlelight is a symbol for humans in my opinion (it is independent and needs no electricity, it is a magical light source)
Page 8
- Clarisse tells Montag that she heard that houses burned down accidentally and he laughs. He does this because he doesnt know if it is true or not himself.
Page 9
- the author predicts such things as parlor walls (projectors)
- Clarisse talks about the man on the moon showing that she thinks like s child
Clarisse's uncle is the same man that got arrested in another story by Bradbury called "The Pedestrian"
Fahrenheit 451
Five things I learned that I think will be important to understanding the novel
- The title refers to the temperature that Bradbury understood to be the burning point of paper.
-Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian (a community or society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening) novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953.
-The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.
-The novel has been the subject of interpretations primarily focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas.
-Bradbury stated that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time about the threat of book burning in the United States.
Source: Fahrenheit 451 Wiki Entry
- The title refers to the temperature that Bradbury understood to be the burning point of paper.
-Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian (a community or society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening) novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953.
-The novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found.
-The novel has been the subject of interpretations primarily focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas.
-Bradbury stated that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time about the threat of book burning in the United States.
Source: Fahrenheit 451 Wiki Entry
Farhrenheit 451 Vocab1
Words I don't know that well:
kerosene
tatters
stolid
minstrel
cataract
stagnant
cacophony
bestial
torrent
abruptly
kerosene
tatters
stolid
minstrel
cataract
stagnant
cacophony
bestial
torrent
abruptly
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