Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Fahrenheit 451 #4

Comments:


  • Montag's wife is at the risk of dying, the emergancy tries to save her life the best thay can.
  • His wife dies of overdosing.
  • The Mechanical hound is used to catch and destroy criminals.
  • Whenever Montag gets close to the machine it begins to react as if it is attempting to catch him.
  • Captain Beatty wonders if Montag is actually up to no good.
Questions:


  • Why does the machine react, what did Montag do?
  • Why did his wife overdose, what was the purpose?
  • How did they come about this machine?
  • How was it created, expecially at a time like this?

Words:

  • kennel(pg54)-a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
  • proboscis(pg55)-the trunk of an elephant
  • multifaceted(pg56)-having many aspects or phases

Literary Terms:

  • ".. a strange rasping combination of electrical sizzle, a frying sound, a scraping of metal .."(pg55)- Imagery

Summary:
These couple of pages also summarize the machine that catces criminals. Also it opened the eyes to how Montag is now feelings after his wife died.

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