Wednesday, February 18, 2009

ROAR entry

Comments
1. Captain Beatty really cared about the guys and their well being.
2. He thought that they were doing something great to better the world.
3. Montag was really sick and could barley move.
4. The parlor was empty and Montag felt alone at sometimes.
5. All of his comments always referred back to Clarisse.

Questions
1. 1. Why did Beatty think that they were the "Happiness Boys"?
2. Who was the lady that Montag burned?
3. What made Montag so sick?
4. Why was the parlor so empty?

Vocabulary
1. drear - Sadness; dismalness. pg 91
2. Gullet - the throat or pharynx.
3. sieve - an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., esp. one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations. pg 99

Literary elements
1. The quote "The open door looked at him" has an example of personification. pg 92
2. The quote "the parlor was dead" has an exmple of personification. pg 99

Summary
1. This part was baout how Montag became more familiar with books.

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