1984 Essay
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Publicado: 12 de marzo de 2013
Discussion Questions for third reading (pages 48-68) of Fahrenheit 451
How does Guy feel in the morning? (48-49)
He feels sick.
What do we see about Mildred’s character/personality as Guy asks her to turn off the loud TV walls in the parlor and repeatedly asks her for some aspirin and water? (48-49)
She cares more about watching TV (the characters are her ‘family’) than about helpingher sick husband to feel better.
What do Mildred’s reactions to Guy’s vomiting and then his telling her (twice) that they burned an old woman with her books last night tell us about her as a person? (49-51)
She doesn’t even care about the woman who died or how sick her husband is; she only cares about how the rug is washable and getting the vomit out of it.
Why does Guy not want to callCaptain Beatty to call in sick to work? (50)
He’s afraid, and afraid that he’ll give in and go to work.
What does Guy tentatively ask Mildred about regarding his job? (51)
He asks her how it would be if he quit his job for awhile.
What does Mildred say about the woman who had burned up with her books the previous night? (51)
The woman was nothing to her; she shouldn’t have had books.It was her responsibility and she should have thought of that. Mildred says she hates her.
What does Guy tell Mildred about what he thinks might have been the old woman’s reasons for staying and burning with her books? (51)
There must be something there, in books, worth dying for.
What is Mildred’s explanation as to why the old woman stayed and burned with her books? (51)
“She wassimple-minded.”
What does Guy say about that? (51)
“She was as rational as you and I, more so perhaps, and we burnt her.”
What does Guy try to convey to Mildred about the fire the previous night and how it has affected him? (51)
It will haunt him forever.
What does Guy say to Mildred about why he became a fireman? (51)
His grandfather and father were firemen; he ran after them inhis sleep; he didn’t even think about it.
What does Guy tell Mildred he has recently thought about, for the first time, regarding books? (51-52)
A man (or woman) is behind each book; she or he had to think each up each book, and take a long time time to write it down on paper.
When Guy asks Mildred if she’s ever been really bothered about something important, something real, what does Guyremember, and then realize about Mildred? (52)
He remembers Mildred’s suicide attempt, and that that Mildred, the one who had tried to commit suicide, was so deep inside this woman, and so bothered, really bothered, that the two women had never met.
Who shows up at Guy’s and Mildred’s house? (52)
Captain Beatty.
When Captain Beatty tells Mildred to shut off the televisions, how doesMildred respond, and why do you think she responds differently than when Guy had asked her to do the same thing? (53)
She runs to do it. She doesn’t care that much about what her husband thinks or feels, but she is afraid of Captain Beatty.
What does Captain Beatty seem to believe about why Guy didn’t show up for work, and what does Captain Beatty believe Guy needs to be able to come back towork? (53-54)
At some point every fireman needs understanding of why they do what they do, the true history of their profession.
What is Beatty’s explanation as to the origin of their profession? (54-59)
People’s attention spans just got shorter and shorter, they cared less and less about being smart; everything became about doing things more quickly and efficiently, and being entertainedas easily as possible, condensing everything. It was only after everyone had stopped reading that the government decided to outlaw books and start burning them.
How does Guy feel when Mildred keeps patting his pillow, and why does Guy feel that way? (55)
His heart jumps again and again; a book is hidden under it.
How does Mildred react when her fingers touch the book hidden under the...
How does Guy feel in the morning? (48-49)
He feels sick.
What do we see about Mildred’s character/personality as Guy asks her to turn off the loud TV walls in the parlor and repeatedly asks her for some aspirin and water? (48-49)
She cares more about watching TV (the characters are her ‘family’) than about helpingher sick husband to feel better.
What do Mildred’s reactions to Guy’s vomiting and then his telling her (twice) that they burned an old woman with her books last night tell us about her as a person? (49-51)
She doesn’t even care about the woman who died or how sick her husband is; she only cares about how the rug is washable and getting the vomit out of it.
Why does Guy not want to callCaptain Beatty to call in sick to work? (50)
He’s afraid, and afraid that he’ll give in and go to work.
What does Guy tentatively ask Mildred about regarding his job? (51)
He asks her how it would be if he quit his job for awhile.
What does Mildred say about the woman who had burned up with her books the previous night? (51)
The woman was nothing to her; she shouldn’t have had books.It was her responsibility and she should have thought of that. Mildred says she hates her.
What does Guy tell Mildred about what he thinks might have been the old woman’s reasons for staying and burning with her books? (51)
There must be something there, in books, worth dying for.
What is Mildred’s explanation as to why the old woman stayed and burned with her books? (51)
“She wassimple-minded.”
What does Guy say about that? (51)
“She was as rational as you and I, more so perhaps, and we burnt her.”
What does Guy try to convey to Mildred about the fire the previous night and how it has affected him? (51)
It will haunt him forever.
What does Guy say to Mildred about why he became a fireman? (51)
His grandfather and father were firemen; he ran after them inhis sleep; he didn’t even think about it.
What does Guy tell Mildred he has recently thought about, for the first time, regarding books? (51-52)
A man (or woman) is behind each book; she or he had to think each up each book, and take a long time time to write it down on paper.
When Guy asks Mildred if she’s ever been really bothered about something important, something real, what does Guyremember, and then realize about Mildred? (52)
He remembers Mildred’s suicide attempt, and that that Mildred, the one who had tried to commit suicide, was so deep inside this woman, and so bothered, really bothered, that the two women had never met.
Who shows up at Guy’s and Mildred’s house? (52)
Captain Beatty.
When Captain Beatty tells Mildred to shut off the televisions, how doesMildred respond, and why do you think she responds differently than when Guy had asked her to do the same thing? (53)
She runs to do it. She doesn’t care that much about what her husband thinks or feels, but she is afraid of Captain Beatty.
What does Captain Beatty seem to believe about why Guy didn’t show up for work, and what does Captain Beatty believe Guy needs to be able to come back towork? (53-54)
At some point every fireman needs understanding of why they do what they do, the true history of their profession.
What is Beatty’s explanation as to the origin of their profession? (54-59)
People’s attention spans just got shorter and shorter, they cared less and less about being smart; everything became about doing things more quickly and efficiently, and being entertainedas easily as possible, condensing everything. It was only after everyone had stopped reading that the government decided to outlaw books and start burning them.
How does Guy feel when Mildred keeps patting his pillow, and why does Guy feel that way? (55)
His heart jumps again and again; a book is hidden under it.
How does Mildred react when her fingers touch the book hidden under the...
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