REFLECTION ON FAHRENHEIT 451 BY RAY BRADBURY

WRITE A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE BOOK.  WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CENSORSHIP? DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE CENSORSHIP? WHY DO PEOPLE NOT READ BOOKS? WHAT ARE THEY DOING INSTEAD?

MONTAG ESCAPES TO FREEDOM AT THE HOBO CAMPS

MONTAG ESCAPES TO THE HOBO CAMPS. IN YOUR OPINION IS IT BETTER TO BE FREE AND LIVING IN THE HOBO CAMPS OR TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FIREMEN AND LIVING COMFORTABLY IN THE CITY? TELL WHY YOU THINK SO.

BURNING BRIGHT----MONTAG REACHES A TURNING POINT

When the firemen arrive at Montag's house to burn his books, Montag is forced to burn his own home and everything in it. When Beatty tries to arrest him, Montag turns the fire hose on him and burns him to death.  Do you agree with what Montag did? What choices did he have?  What do you think will happen to him next?

MONTAG TALKS TO FABER ABOUT THE IDEAS IN BOOKS

"It's not in books you need, it's some of the things that were once in books...the same infinite detail and awareness could be in radio, televisions, records, motion pictures and from friends." Number one, is the quality of information. Number two: leisure to digest it. And number three: the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from one and two.

Where do you get your information? From radio, dvd's, tv, albums, movies, the internet, family or friends? or anything else? Talk about where YOU get your ideas from and when? How do you use your free (leisure) time?

ESCAPE FROM A CONTROLLING SOCIETY

MONTAG REJECTED HIS SOCIETY AND HAD TO ESCAPE IT TO A FREE OR MORE OPEN SOCIETY BECAUSE HE KEPT BOOKS WHEN THEY WERE FORBIDDEN. DESCRIBE ANOTHER BOOK, SONG, MOVIE, OR TV SHOW YOU KNOW WHERE SOMEONE HAD TO RUN AWAY FROM THEIR SOCIETY TO BE FREE.

BEATTY TELLS MONTAG WE ALL HAVE TO BE THE SAME

BEATTY TELLS MONTAG THAT BOOKS GIVE YOU IDEAS THAT MAKE YOU UNHAPPY AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE TO DESTROY BOOKS.  HE SAYS PEOPLE CAN ONLY BE HAPPY WHEN THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.  DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT?  EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

CHARACTER ANALYSIS EXPANDED

AS WE GET TO KNOW MORE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK, WE ALSO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EACH ONE.  ADD TO THE CHARACTER ANALYSIS WE WORKED ON IN CLASS. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN CHARACTER?