- 30-40 multiple choice Q's
- Reread pg. 123 for figurative language.
- Pay special attention to allusions w/asterisks.
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Guy***
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from Guy Fawkes (British Rebel); Montag = name of a
paper company
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Clarisse***
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from
Latin "clarus" -- clarity
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Phoenix***
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bird (G.M.)—burns itself up
every 500 yrs. and is reborn; --p. 163...Granger**; bird vs. man
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Tower of Babel***
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Bible—people wanted to build a tower to heaven; when people were trying to build it, God they wmade it so they all spoke different languages to make their task impossible; in =. Beatty says it to old lady to suggest that she's been living w/a Tower of Babel in her house because of all the books that disagree with each other…no common philosophy is dangerous, in his mind. |
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Sieve and the Sand:
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memory of Guy's day at the
beach w/cousin; also, in the subway--words get lost/his mind is like a
sieve--he can't hold onto a thought
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Faber
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reference to pencil company
(Faber Castell)/pencils & erasers/writing/erasing
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***Consider the lilies
of the field…
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Guy w/Bible on train; in
Bible means lilies are so beautiful, and they don't have to toil (work at
it). They don’t have to worry about technology, etc. Montag is overwhelmed by
blaring advertisements on train so he can't memorize lilies quote which is
very meaning ful to him.
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Herc & Antaeus:
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from Gk. Mythology: Antaeus
defeated by Hercules; Ant. lost his strength when not connected to Earth.
Herc. lifted him up into the air during the fight and Ant. lost his strength.
Faber says that's how this society is--disconnected from the earth—not rooted
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***Dover Beach:
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poem by Matthew Arnold.
Love is important. Most people don't feel love; Mrs. Phelps realizes she
still does, and it upsets her. Her friends can't deal w/poetry, love, emotion
and call Montag "nasty."
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***A little
learning...":
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A. Pope--17th C.; Ties to
book because if people have any learning, it'll stir things up too much and they
might be able to take over government; so government wants to oppress
citizens and keep them from getting knowledge
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"Knowledge is
power"
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Same idea as above
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Burning Bright"
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Wm Blake's poem: Tyger,
Tyger, Burning Bright...***
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Old Montag wanted to fly
near the sun …
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Icarus & Daedulus
(GM)—Daedalus made wings of wax for his son, Icarus. Dad said, “Don’t fly too
close to sun.” Icarus did anyway because he thought nothing bac would happen,
and his wings melted and he died.
Beatty compares Montag to
Icarus & suggests that Montag is too big for his britches (hubris)
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And on either side of
the river was the tree of life..:
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from the Bible—Book of
Revelations; ties in because it represents hope; after this world ends, a
better one will emerge
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