Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 – book report: Part III_1

Read the first half of part III: from the beginning of Part III to ’He ran very fast away from the house, down toward
the river’ (p63 of a 77 paged pdf)

This section is very revealing of Beatty’s character. What is revealed?

What major event coincides with Montag’s escape? How are the two related?

What do you think of Mildred’s actions in this part? Do you agree or disagree with her? (Explain.)

Note the descriptions of the Mechanical Hound. How is the Mechanical Hound a symbol of something else?
(Interpret.)

What is the purpose of the long description of the river, the woods, and the sky?

Write a journal about this section of book on the back of this sheet:
 Paragraph one: Write at least a three sentence summary about this part.
 Paragraph two: choose a different character/place/event from this part to focus on for the following (pick ONE
of the three). Then:
 Name the character/place/event
 Choose a line/sentence that represents the character/place/event the best , quote it
 Write one sentence why you chose this character/place/event.
 Paragraph Three: Write at least two sentences of your personal response here. There are no right or wrong
answers. What did you like? Dislike? What do you make of the ending?
 Paragraph Four: Choose one quote that stood out to you. Then write one sentence: Why did it stand out? What
do you think the quote means?