A blog for my Basic English III course at Hudson County Community College. Both students and I will be posting comments, questions, and general thoughts on this site.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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PLOT
The plot is about a guy named Montag who is a fireman that has spended all his life doing the same thing over and ovor, who is not happy (but doesn't know) and also has a difficult marriage. While walking home from work one day he meets a girl name Claisse, who opened his eyes about what is really going out in his life. Montag speaks to her daily, until one day out of nowhere, she just desapears.
CHARACTERS
Montag- 30 year old fireman.
Mildred- Montag’s wife.
Clarisse- seventeen-year-old girl that Montag meets in the street.
Beatty- Montag’s boss,
SETTING
It takes place in an unnamed city; it is also a few years after the World Wars.
STORY
Is about how Montag by the help of Clarisse starts to notice things and how they are all the same between everyone.
CONFLICT
I believe the conflict is between Montag and himselft and the rest of the individuals.
Pag. 1 to 32
The first scene of this novel is describing the atmosphere of Guy Montag’s work. It explains to us that Montag really likes his job as a fireman. When he works, he doesn’t think, he just enjoys seeing things burn. He is abnormally passionate about his job. One night while walking home from work, he meets a seventeen year old girl named Clarisse McClellan, and they start talking. He was surprised that she was outside walking so late by herself. She said a lot of things, she told him she wasn’t afraid of him, despite of what other people might think about firemen, and many other things that he found funny. At the end of their walk, she asked him something that left him thinking the rest of his walk home; she asked if he was happy. He realized that he wasn’t happy, that he was wearing a mask and this girl, with only a few minutes of conversation, took it off him. He thought about her on his way back, he pictured her face on his mind. When Montag got home that night, he found his wife, Mildred, lying on the bed, unconscious because she had taken 30 sleeping pills. He called emergency and they sent operators to detoxify her. After they left, he went outside for a walk. He thought about everything that happen that night, meeting Clarisse and what his wife had done. He stopped in front of Clarisse’s house and heard people talking. He wanted to knock at her house door and join them, but he backed off and went back home. The next day his wife woke up really hungry and wondering if they had a party the night before, she couldn’t remember anything. He told her what she did and she denied it. They argued about a wall she wanted him to build in the room and he said that it was too expensive and he couldn’t afford it. Then he left to go to work. On his way over there he saw Clarisse once more and they talked in the rain. She told him that she was going to go see a psychiatrist. He said to her that she was a peculiar and aggravating girl and that sometimes she seems, to him, older than his wife (who is 30). She told him that he was different than the others; he listened and paid attention to her. Then they said goodbye and went their separate ways. When he got to his job, he was having problems with the mechanical dog; he thought the dog didn’t like him. He walked with Clarisse everyday and they talk about everything. He said that she makes him feel like if he was a father. When asked why he didn’t have any children, he said that it was because his wife didn’t want any. Clarisse talked about her differences with other children in school and about her uncle. They had daily conversations. Then one day she was gone. She didn’t walk with him anymore and he didn’t know the reason why. He was starting to miss her. He felt empty.
Pivotal Scene
The scene in which Montag meets Clarisse is a pivotal scene for the novel. This scene is pivotal to the novel not only because they introduce Clarisse, also because we learn about the intricate mind of Montag. Montag is a man of his time and follows his mundane routine daily. In meeting Clarisse, he was introduced to change, was able to have a conversation and take a walk. We realize that Montag is not happy with the current climate, although at the very beginning of the book we are told other wise. Clarisse asks many questions and she pushes the people around her, those willing to listen, to think for themselves and to think about their life. This is the point in the book when we realize that everything we were outright told in the very beginning is a lie.
An additional scene that strengthens the novel is the scene in which he finds his wife, Mildred, lying in bed after taking a bottle of sleeping pills. This scene strengthens the idea that Montag is not happy. His wife tried to kill herself, which only brings him further into his unhappiness. At one point, after calling the emergency room, he wishes the technicians could have cleaned her mind and not just her blood. He’s desperately crying for help and no one listens. We see in this scene that he wants out of his life. He wishes he was with another family, namely Clarisse’s. In focusing in this scene we see the state in which their society is at. Depression and repression seem to be common among the people. We are left with a desire to want to know more about the society and about Montag. Relation with th ecurrent social climate.
*No comunication between a couple, which just leads to divorve. *Repression, people don't say what they think or how they feel; which leads to *Depression, people just going around careless and unhappy. *Material world, the things that are really important in life seems to be nothing comparing to technology.
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, montag refers to himself as an "Idiot", because he was not happy. Montag never realized how unhappy he was until he was walking one day home from work. At first montag was denying is unhappiness, but then as time went on he realized that being with his wife Clarrisse, just didnt make him happy. Clarrissee had some type of illness, and all she would do is sit in front of the tv all day, and repeat every line that was said. I think that being with clarrisse, helped montag realize things in life, especially on the importance of happiness.
To the anonymous: I like how you have posted the plot and summary of the first chapter, it's really similar to sparknotes to help me re-understand the story. Well, thanks again for braking down the story.
I'm a writing professor at Hudson County Community College. I have been teaching here for about 10 years, and I love working with the eclectic bunch of students I meet each semester.
4 comments:
PLOT
The plot is about a guy named Montag who is a fireman that has spended all his life doing the same thing over and ovor, who is not happy (but doesn't know) and also has a difficult marriage. While walking home from work one day he meets a girl name Claisse, who opened his eyes about what is really going out in his life. Montag speaks to her daily, until one day out of nowhere, she just desapears.
CHARACTERS
Montag- 30 year old fireman.
Mildred- Montag’s wife.
Clarisse- seventeen-year-old girl that Montag meets in the street.
Beatty- Montag’s boss,
SETTING
It takes place in an unnamed city; it is also a few years after the World Wars.
STORY
Is about how Montag by the help of Clarisse starts to notice things and how they are all the same between everyone.
CONFLICT
I believe the conflict is between Montag and himselft and the rest of the individuals.
Pag. 1 to 32
The first scene of this novel is describing the atmosphere of Guy Montag’s work. It explains to us that Montag really likes his job as a fireman. When he works, he doesn’t think, he just enjoys seeing things burn. He is abnormally passionate about his job. One night while walking home from work, he meets a seventeen year old girl named Clarisse McClellan, and they start talking. He was surprised that she was outside walking so late by herself. She said a lot of things, she told him she wasn’t afraid of him, despite of what other people might think about firemen, and many other things that he found funny. At the end of their walk, she asked him something that left him thinking the rest of his walk home; she asked if he was happy. He realized that he wasn’t happy, that he was wearing a mask and this girl, with only a few minutes of conversation, took it off him. He thought about her on his way back, he pictured her face on his mind.
When Montag got home that night, he found his wife, Mildred, lying on the bed, unconscious because she had taken 30 sleeping pills. He called emergency and they sent operators to detoxify her. After they left, he went outside for a walk. He thought about everything that happen that night, meeting Clarisse and what his wife had done. He stopped in front of Clarisse’s house and heard people talking. He wanted to knock at her house door and join them, but he backed off and went back home. The next day his wife woke up really hungry and wondering if they had a party the night before, she couldn’t remember anything. He told her what she did and she denied it. They argued about a wall she wanted him to build in the room and he said that it was too expensive and he couldn’t afford it. Then he left to go to work. On his way over there he saw Clarisse once more and they talked in the rain. She told him that she was going to go see a psychiatrist. He said to her that she was a peculiar and aggravating girl and that sometimes she seems, to him, older than his wife (who is 30). She told him that he was different than the others; he listened and paid attention to her. Then they said goodbye and went their separate ways. When he got to his job, he was having problems with the mechanical dog; he thought the dog didn’t like him.
He walked with Clarisse everyday and they talk about everything. He said that she makes him feel like if he was a father. When asked why he didn’t have any children, he said that it was because his wife didn’t want any. Clarisse talked about her differences with other children in school and about her uncle. They had daily conversations. Then one day she was gone. She didn’t walk with him anymore and he didn’t know the reason why. He was starting to miss her. He felt empty.
Pivotal Scene
The scene in which Montag meets Clarisse is a pivotal scene for the novel. This scene is pivotal to the novel not only because they introduce Clarisse, also because we learn about the intricate mind of Montag. Montag is a man of his time and follows his mundane routine daily. In meeting Clarisse, he was introduced to change, was able to have a conversation and take a walk. We realize that Montag is not happy with the current climate, although at the very beginning of the book we are told other wise. Clarisse asks many questions and she pushes the people around her, those willing to listen, to think for themselves and to think about their life. This is the point in the book when we realize that everything we were outright told in the very beginning is a lie.
An additional scene that strengthens the novel is the scene in which he finds his wife, Mildred, lying in bed after taking a bottle of sleeping pills. This scene strengthens the idea that Montag is not happy. His wife tried to kill herself, which only brings him further into his unhappiness. At one point, after calling the emergency room, he wishes the technicians could have cleaned her mind and not just her blood. He’s desperately crying for help and no one listens. We see in this scene that he wants out of his life. He wishes he was with another family, namely Clarisse’s. In focusing in this scene we see the state in which their society is at. Depression and repression seem to be common among the people. We are left with a desire to want to know more about the society and about Montag.
Relation with th ecurrent social climate.
*No comunication between a couple, which just leads to divorve.
*Repression, people don't say what they think or how they feel; which leads to
*Depression, people just going around careless and unhappy.
*Material world, the things that are really important in life seems to be nothing comparing to technology.
I believe that Montag is refering to the idot him as the one that is unhappy. Deep inside he knew he was unhappy but denyed it.
In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, montag refers to himself as an "Idiot", because he was not happy. Montag never realized how unhappy he was until he was walking one day home from work. At first montag was denying is unhappiness, but then as time went on he realized that being with his wife Clarrisse, just didnt make him happy. Clarrissee had some type of illness, and all she would do is sit in front of the tv all day, and repeat every line that was said. I think that being with clarrisse, helped montag realize things in life, especially on the importance of happiness.
To the anonymous: I like how you have posted the plot and summary of the first chapter, it's really similar to sparknotes to help me re-understand the story. Well, thanks again for braking down the story.
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