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Fahrenheit 451 Part 1 Essay

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Part One: 1 Why is Clarisse such a breath of fresh air for Montag? 2 Do you think Mildred committed suicide or did she just forget ? 3 what part of Montag's marriage is different than the marriages in our society? 4 What do fireman in Montag's society do ? Part Two: 1 Why do you think Montag tried so hard to inspire mildred with books? 2 What was Faber’s first reaction when Montag called him ? 3 what are Beatty’s view on books ? 4 Why does Mildred not want to talk about Clarissa ? Part Three: 1 Why does Montag believe Beatty wanted to die ? 2 Why did Mildred storm out of the house right when Montag and Betty arrived ? 3 How do the the fugitives plan on changing the society? 4 Did you like the ending of the book, why or

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