Fahrenheit #7: Last thoughts…

Directions:  Choose one of the prompts below and complete a persuasive quick write that supports one side of the issue.  Remember, you may also respond and build on others’ comments.

1. Education will become “dumbed down” for two reasons:

a. classes will become too crowded to reach all students effectively

b. technology makes it unnecessary to think about a subject in its entirety.

2. People will become less responsible towards others because they are too busy making themselves happy.

3. Education is more about moving people around and giving “facts” than it is about getting people to think and question.

4. Political correctness will become the norm, and censors will remove content that offends people from all media.

5. Learning makes people unequal, not equal.

6. Most people would not miss books if they became illegal.

Fahrenheit #6: Entire Book Questions #3 (Spoilers!)

Directions:  If you would like to respond to this prompt as one of your blog posts, you need to give a detailed, text-oriented response to at least three of the questions below.  Be sure to number them.  Remember, you may also respond and build on others’ comments.

1. Clarisse describes a past that Montag has never known: one with front porches, gardens, and rocking chairs. What do these items have in common, and how might their removal have encouraged Montag's repressive society?
2. How does Montag feel when the bomb drops on his city?
3. How are the books being saved?  Is this the best method, considering the situation?
4. Why doesn’t the government pursue Montag outside of the city?
5. What does Montag start to quote from at the end of the novel?  Why is that important?
6. Does this novel end with hope? Explain.
7. Why doesn't Bradbury let Faber survive? Explain.