Farenheit 451 Questions

1. In the scene where Mildred and Montag read books together, what are their separate reactions?
2. What is the effect throughout sections I and II, of the bombers flying over?
3. Who is Professor Faber?
4. Montag’s reaction to the commercial on the subway is a turning point in his life. How does he react and why?
5. What argument does Faber make for books?
6. What is the “small green metal object”?
7. What does the White Clown show lead you to believe about television programming in this society?
8. Why does Mrs. Phelps cry when Montag reads “Dover Beach”?
9. What is Montag’s destination at the end of section II? Why?

1.In the scene where Mildred and Montag read books together, what are their separate reactions?
          Mildred's reaction to reading the books was she thought they were useless and a waste of time while Montag felt disappointment because he began to feel that Beatty was right about them being useless and unreliable.
2. What is the effect throughout sections I and II, of the bombers flying over?
          The effect throughout sections I and II of the bombs flying over is that
3. Who is Professor Faber?
           Professor Faber was another person who reads books illegally too. Professor Faber is an acquaintance of Montag who believes the system is corrupt and should be taken down.
4. Montag’s reaction to the commercial on the subway is a turning point in his life. How does he react and why?
           Montag has a sort of breakdown on the subway. He also becomes infuriated with the commercial because he finds them annoying and irritating because they are things people value when in reality they are not valuable.
5. What argument does Faber make for books?
           The argument Montag makes for books is that they expand your imagination. Books provide you with a sense of creativity and variety while the reality they are in is the same.
6. What is the “small green metal object”?
           The "small green metal object" is an earpiece.
7. What does the White Clown show lead you to believe about television programming in this society?
           The White Clown show leads you to believe that television programming in this society is the same. Everything is on repeat and nothing is a different, it's all the same and doesn't seem to change at any point.
8. Why does Mrs. Phelps cry when Montag reads “Dover Beach”?
            Mrs. Phelps cries when Montag reads "Dover Beach" because it led her to think about what she is actually doing for a second. not much thought goes around in this society, but when she heard "Dover Beach", she thought.
 9. What is Montag’s destination at the end of section II? Why?
            Montag's destination at the end of section II was his home because Mrs. Phelps called it in that Montag had been hiding books in his home.