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In Fahrenheit 451Montag is very uncomfortable with the mechanical...

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:28:11 PST

In Fahrenheit 451Montag is very uncomfortable with the mechanical hound. He believes they have been specifically programed to zone in on his chemical smell. The hound had to be programed and then they would try to destroy the subject they had been programed to attack.

In "Fahrenheit 451", what did Montag believe had been done to...

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:14:27 PST

In "Fahrenheit 451", what did Montag believe had been done to the mechanical hound?

I recommend first that you read Part One of the book, it will be...

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:19:25 PST

I recommend first that you read Part One of the book, it will be necessary in order to understand parts Two and Three. Part One gives the reader understanding about the society in which Guy Montag lives and the rules and customs of that society. The Mechanical Hound is a robotic dog used to "sniff" out people who are insurgents. The Hound can smell books and people who are thinking too much for themselves. He is the radar detector...

forty years ago when the last liberal arts college shut for lack of...

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:12:51 PST

forty years ago when the last liberal arts college shut for lack of students and patronage.

What happens in part one of the book "Fahrenheit 451"? Why is...

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:03:37 PST

What happens in part one of the book "Fahrenheit 451"? Why is the Mechanical Hound used?

In the first section, "The Hearth and the Salamander", Beatty...

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 04:34:07 PST

In the first section, "The Hearth and the Salamander", Beatty comes to Montag's home when Montag doesn't report to work due to illness. The real reason Montag hasn't gone to work is because he is beginning to question what he and the other firemen are doing. The day before, they had burned down a woman's home with the woman in it because she set fire to herself rather than watch her books burn. Beatty tells Montag he just...

How does Beatty show slyness?

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:45:27 PST

How does Beatty show slyness?

Beatty tries to use manipulation when he finds out Montag is hiding...

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:08:48 PST

Beatty tries to use manipulation when he finds out Montag is hiding books. He seems to sympathize with Montag and even visits Montag's house to see how he is feeling. Then, he admits to reading some of the books himself but tells Montag how awful they really are. He is trying to manipulate Montag into believing that what he's done by hiding books may be normal curiosity, but it is very bad for him. Unfortunately for Beatty, Montag doesn't...

How does Beatty use manipulation?

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:00:41 PST

How does Beatty use manipulation?

Since it's for a project, and you may or may not have to actually supply...

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:23:31 PST

Since it's for a project, and you may or may not have to actually supply the particular objects (I'm not sure based on your question), my advice in choosing objects to symbolize Beatty's personality is this: Think about his character traits, first of all. He seems rather confident/cocky in the beginning of the book. He is also consistently described as being fixated on fire (constantly lights and relights his igniter, for instance). As...

What objects could symbolize Beatty's personality traits?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:13:33 PST

What objects could symbolize Beatty's personality traits?

I would love for someone to invent a "smart" desk, which...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:37:11 PST

I would love for someone to invent a "smart" desk, which students of the future, as well as now, would use very efficiently. The smart desk would be something like a laptop, but mounted to a chair. When the monitor was down, it would become a flat writing surface. When the monitor was raised, it would function as a computer. Students would do all of their classwork on that smart desk and either save it to a personal folder that only...

It sounds like you may want to answer this question with your own...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:00:28 PST

It sounds like you may want to answer this question with your own opinion on the topic, but in relation to "Fahrenheit 451," Clarisse does explain what high school life is like in Bradbury's futuristic world. Students take tv class, and play many, many sports and games. They have televised instructors as well (probably similar to our own virtual, online courses). Clarisse complains that there are never opportunities to ask why...

What are good ideas for high schools in about 40 years? How will schools...

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:58:31 PST

What are good ideas for high schools in about 40 years? How will schools be different?

Those who are already enjoying society as it is, especially because of...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:39:55 PST

Those who are already enjoying society as it is, especially because of power and its associated pleasantness, are rarely willing or eager to go against what they experience as a positive. Rebels typically become such when they are unhappy with their circumstances; they rebel because they cannot bear to continue as they have been. There is usually a price to be paid for rebellion, or at least a chance for a penalty to be imposed, so those...

Beatty at first appears sympathetic to Montag, During a visit to...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:28:17 PST

Beatty at first appears sympathetic to Montag, During a visit to Montag's home, Beatty says he understands Montag's curiosity. He tells him that the masses of people wanted the books burned because the differing ideas and information in books confused them and caused conflict. He even admits to reading some of the books himself but said they were full of confusion and caused sadness. At the end of the novel, however, Beatty shows he is...

Montag foils two mechanical hounds. Just as he turns the flamethrower on...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:16:12 PST

Montag foils two mechanical hounds. Just as he turns the flamethrower on Beatty, the Mechanical Hound appears. Montag turns the flamethrower onto it, burning its circuitry. Nevertheless, the Hound manages to get a partial injection of anesthetic into Montag. He continues to try to escape, and makes it to Faber's house. Then, another, more sophisticated, Hound appears. To prevent the Hound from following his scent into Faber's house, he and...

How does Montag foil the hound in "Fahrenheit 451"?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:29:38 PST

How does Montag foil the hound in "Fahrenheit 451"?

Part three reveals Beatty's true character in "Fahrenheit...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:11:50 PST

Part three reveals Beatty's true character in "Fahrenheit 451". What is revealed?

In section 2 of "Fahrenhiet 451", what did Faber mean when he...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:40:35 PST

In section 2 of "Fahrenhiet 451", what did Faber mean when he told Montag that people who are having fun are reluctant to become rebels?