Chapter One Part One Quote Analysis:
Directions: Read the quote and answer the corresponding question.
“...he flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black.” (Bradbury 1).
What does this quote tell us about the nature of firefighters in this society?
“the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning”(1).
It seems the firefighters are burning books. What do you know about the deeper
meaning behind societies burning books? What might this mean for this fictional
society?
“So many people are. Afraid of firemen, I mean. But you’re just a man, after
all. . . .”(3).
Considering the first two quotes, why might people be afraid of firemen?
“Do you ever read any of the books you burn?”
He laughed. “That’s against the law!” (4).
Reading books is against the law, predict what you think a society would be like that is not allowed to read or learn information on their own.
“‘You think too many things,” said Montag, uneasily”(4).
The protagonist Montag is made uncomfortable by his neighbor. Why does this
conversation and all her “thinking” make him uneasy?
