Fahrenheit 451 Dialectical Journal

“A twitch at the controls could swerve the cat’ , but the driver’s hands could not twitch because the monster that built the tractor, the monster that sent the tractor out, had somehow got into the driver’s hands into his brain and muscle, had goggled him and muzzled him- goggled his mind, muzzled his speech, goggled his perception, muzzled his protest.” (35)

In chapter five the narrator describes a scene where one can clearly see how tenants have taken advantage of the people since everyone is desperate for a job. This scene also indicates how people are reacting to how the tenant’s mindset has changed. Steinbeck portrays tenants as a monster because they are aware of what they are doing, but are selfish and greedy. Steinbeck added this quote

According to Casy, he would not let go until Reverend Casy put his head under holy water. Casy recalls a personality trait of Tom, he remembers the amount of spirit in him and how that motivated his toughness. This quote stands out to me, because generally when we think of someone who is tough and mean we assume some event in their life must have influenced this kind of behavior. In the book, Casy describes tough as result of having too much spirit. Perhaps being overconfident provides the desire to be tough and to show off that one is not afraid of anything, especially at the young age of Tom when the event

The narrator sets the scene with a dour setting, as the family begins their road trip they do not know what to expect from the future. We also see a transition of Al’s character, he is perceived as one to flirt with girls and go through life carefree, but as he is driving he realises the endless possibilities of complications that the future has to offer. Al is slowly starting to realize he needs to take life more seriously. In this moment he might feel this is a chance to show his family his mindset has changed, from adolescent teenage boy to a mature young