Allusions; Table of Contents for Journal #6

The pagination (page numbering) of the allusions is slightly off. In our edition, you have to flip a few pages beyond the listed pg. # to find the actual allusion.


Use this format for explaining your allusions:


1. What's the allusion?  

• p. 34, "First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin..."

2. What's the context?

• Montag is asking Beatty and others if firemen ever prevented fires in the past.

3. To what is it alluding?

• It's referring to the actual historical fact that Ben Franklin was credited with founding America's first fire brigade, but it's twisted around to say that Ben was a fire-starter, like they are.

4. How does it tie into the story? (This is your opinion.)

• It shows how Beatty (and this society) have revised history to meet their needs; they make Ben Franklin appear to be one of them.  They have no regard for the truth. Plus, he relates the information to Montag out of a rulebook.It reinforces the idea that this society is based on rules, not freedom.

Journal Grading: Thursday, 3/29

This is your sixth journal, so you know that work must be 100% complete for credit (not 99% or less).
Table of Contents for Journal #6:

JE	Left	Right
1	PW Chart RD Tribute Speech	cont’d
2	Peer Editing Sheet Essay to Speech	List of 10: 10 Interesting Facts about Ray B.
3	Foreign Phrases	Veldt Q’s & A’s
4	Venn Diagram: Veldt & Soft Rains	Lit Circles Schedule Lit Circles Info
5	Self Eval. Letter Info RD	cont’d
6	The Fifties: Read and Annotate thoroughly	Peer Learning: pre-reading terms for F451
7	F451: Vocab & Def. for Section #1	Character Chart
8	Five Fab Q’s of YOURS for F451:  Section #1	Running List of Vocab that’s new to you (list and define) Running List of Allusions Make sure you know the required allusions (see blog).
9	“Hearth” Q’s: 1-15	cont’d
10a	“Sieve and Sand” Q’s: 16-30	cont’d
10b	“Burning Bright” Q’s 31-53	cont’d