Log Entry #3
Fahrenheit 451
Log Entry #3
We, the reader, begin to understand the relationship of Montag and Mildred. To begin off, Montag already put things off to paid for the third wall installation and Mildred is asking the same for the fourth wall. That hints the end of their conversation as Montag leaves for work in the rain. While talking to Clarisse out in the rain she piles questions and statements to him. Telling him what she does on rainy days, she tilts her head back and opens her mouth to taste the wine-like rain. She also shows Montag a dandelion and rubs it against her chin as it leaves yellow marks on her chin, foreshadowing she is in love. Further more she tries this on Montag, it doesn't leave a yellow mark so Clarisse states he's not in love. To this Montag protests, "I'm in love! I love my wife! I'm very much in love!" Which Makes Clarisse to apologize and begin to leave.
But before she even leaves she tells him where she is going, "I've got to go to my psychiatrist appointment." She states, he does not question why she goes but insists it makes sense for her to. She tells him she makes up stuff to tell them and sometimes tell them why she does things and what she thinks about. She claims to have them running around finding her answer as she is labeled a ordinary onion.
We also figure out next month she will be seventeen, which month? Still is unclear to us readers. This is when she asks the last of her questions,as I quote, "How did it start? How did you get into it? How did you pick your line of work and how did you happen to think to take the job you have? You're not like the others. I've seen a few; I know. When I talk, you look at me. When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night. The others would never do that. The others would walk off and leave me talking. Or threaten me. No one has the time anymore for anyone else. You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman. It just doesn't seem right for you, somehow."
After this only does she leave, only after a long times does he walk slowly to work, tilting his head back and opening his mouth tasting the rain. Coming to work we are introduced , by Montag, to The Mechanical Hound, whom is the firehouse's dog. Dull nights the men bring in animals so they can bet on which the hound will seize first. Three seconds later the game would end, the pawn thrown into the incinerator. We also find it, it doesn't like Montag snapping at him three times so far.
To warp it up with a very important case to these ten pages is what Clarisse and Montag say while talking at the subway entrance, I quote: "I'm antisocial, they say. I don't mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social, doesn't it? Social to me means talking to you about things like this...Or talking about how strange the world is. Being with people is nice." TO sum of the end of she conversation...she is afraid. Kids her age...its normal for them to die. 16 of them already have. It's important because, this doesn't happen...that didn't happen in the past.
Good summary. Now you need to look for the figurative language that suggests larger meaning. Also - what is the fact that kids the age of 16 die in this world so important? What does it suggest?
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