Period Nine: Fahrenheit 451- SG part 2 The Sieve and the Sand

From SG #2, Question #4

What did Montag want from Faber?

Montag wanted Faber to teach him about books and how to gain from them.

From prompt list #21: Contribute a wistful explanation as to why Montag CHOSE to defy the
status quo

Response:

When Montag goes to see Faber, he seen in a desperate state. He has been deprived of
knowledge and free thought his whole life, and now feels as if he will die if he does not learn
how to obtain this forbidden knowledge. Everyone around him and just society in general lacks
these fruits, and they are shunned from ever being shown them. Montag decides that it is worth
the risk and goes to Faber to seek the knowledge despite the fact that he might get everything he
owns destroyed. It is seen how he must break the flow of society, and how wrong it feels for him
to be doing this.

Period Nine: Fahrenheit 451- SG part 2 The Sieve and the Sand

From SG #2, Question #16

Captain Beatty drove the Salamander to whose house?

The Salamander was driven to Montag’s house.

From prompt list #8: Denote a unique connection to any other author/poet discussed this school
year as to the author/poet’s writing style (use of vocabulary to create tone, which creates mood)
Response:

While driving the Salamander to Montag’s house Beatty is seen with an almost overly-arrogant
tone. It is revealed why this is to Montag when it turns out to be his house. It would be torture
enough to watch Beatty and his old co-workers burn down his house, but they make him do it.
To make it even worse they tell Montag he will be arrested once the house is completely
destroyed. This unique sense of phycological torture/distress is very rarely seen because it leaves
no room for happiness to sneak its way in. This style is seen Fahrenheit, but also heavily in
works by Edgar Allen Poe and others of the like.

Period Nine: Fahrenheit 451- SG part 2 The Sieve and the Sand

From SG #2, Question #8

What two items were exchanged before Montag left the professor’s house?

The bible and the green bullet were exchanged at the professor’s house.

From prompt list #25: Ask a pioneering question as regards the theme(s) of the novel, providing
response

Response:

While looking at the exchange between Montag and the Professor one must wonder what the
meaning behind the trade-off is. If the bible is eluding to a religious context, or if the meaning is
more focused on the green bullet. If the bible is the focus could it perhaps mean that Montag is
restoring Faber’s faith through his change from fireman to wanting to be able to understand
books. If the focus is on the green bullet then could it be Fader swapping the voice that Montag
follows. Instead of following society’s voice he was then following Faber’s voice. Both having
to do with one of the core themes of the novel, change.