Monday, February 9, 2009

Eighth ROAR entry

Comments
1. The people in his home wanted something with Montag's wife.
2. They seemed to take no interest in Montag.
3. Montag's wife seemed very sick.
4. The people that were there seemed to be in a rush.
5. They wanted to get out very quickly.

Questions
1. Why were those people there?
2. What did they want with Montag's wife?
3. What was wrong with how wife?
4. Why were they in such a rush?

Vocabulary
1. serum - the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood. pg 44
2. contrasedative -
3. melancholy - a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.. pg 45

Literary elements
1. The quote "the blood hits the brain like a mallet" has an example of a simile. pg 45
2. The quote "the brain just gives up" has an example of personification. pg 45

Summary
1. This part was about how Montag's wife was sick and how he was worried about her.

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