Journal Entry 10

Pages 171-179

5 Comments

• The fire chief actually loved books.
• The chief Burner had a secret Library.
• It is actually not owning books that is a law but reading them is a law.
• I Like how the fire cheif burner uses alot of metaphors to explain how the love for his book has damaged his life.
• The fire cheif had great knowledge of books, and it left montag more curious about books.

4 Questions

• How come nobody knew about his secret library?
• Why was the law of reading and not owning books not divulged till the end of the book?
• Why does Bradbury fascinate with these kinds of stories?
• Where is Clarrise?

3 Literary Techniques

• Simile- " i ate them like salad" (171).
• Metaphor- " books were my sandwich" (171).
• Symbolism- " Books" (171).

2 Vocabulary Words

• Abraded (171)- torn flesh; scar
• Litany- (172)- an amount

1 Sentence Summary

Knowledge is Power.

Journal Entry 9

Pages 160-170

5 Comments

• Montag finally realizes that it was in Chicago that he met Millie.
• It seems as the concussion helped him remember when they met 10 years ago.
• The fall of the old city built a new one. and the author used many similes and metaphors to say how different it was after.
• The dust seems to capture the whole scenery of the fire ablaze city.
• It seems that Montag is happy that he has accomplished what he did in a way.

4 Questions

• What does the dust symbolize?
• where is Clarrise?
• Where is mr granger?
• What happened to the people of the town?

3 Literary Techniques

• Simile- "turned the men over like dominos"(160).
• Personification- " the sound of death came after" (160).
• Metaphor- " erected at last in grouts of shattered concrete and sparkles of torn metal" (160)

2 Vocabulary Words

• Dentifrice(161)- a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth
• Mariner(168)-a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship;

1 Sentence summary

• Every since the buring of the city there is a new beginning in the city and Montag developes a new life.

Journal Entry 8

Pages 140-159

5 Comments

• Seems like the journey that he was going through as of that movement was like moves of his chest board.
• Montag is now using the seashell that his wife had to try and listen to the voices that came from the seashell hoping to get some kind of answer.
• The seashell is actually a radio that tells whats going on inside the city.
• And the seashell divulges that the police are asking everybody to help and try to capture Montag, which has now become a fugitive.
• Now the people are on the police side looking for him, and there are thousands of people that are now out to get Montag.

4 Questions

• Why does the author continue to use the word Burnt as a way to describe the whole scene of montag running and the houses and the air?
• How can her feel that people are opening doors, and going towards their windows?
• Why is he going to the river?
• Was it that he was beginning to understand the past that propelled him to the actions that he did?

3 Literary Techniques

• Metaphor-" he felt he left behind a stage and many actors" (140)
• Personificatiion- " the black land slid by" (140)
• Simile- " he smelled the heavy musk like perfume " (144)

2 Vocabulary Words

• Asbestos (141)- a fiberous materials
• Microfilming (143)- a small type of film used for little storage

1 Sentence Summary

Montag escapes from the city and heads away from te city via river.

Journal Entry 7

Pages 120-139

5 Comments

• There is a physical battle between Montag and Beatty.
• Montag was wondering whether or not he should commit murder by killing beatty.
• He then set beatty on fire.
• The way the book described how beatty looked while he was set on fire must have been pretty graphic for montag to do all he can to not look at the carcus.
• Now Montag is running things round there.

4 Questions

• Where is the police when all this was happening?
• Why didnt the other firemen do nothing?
• Is the red salamander the red fire truck?
• Is he trying to get rid of the old society and create a new one by burning everything that had to do with the firehouse?

3 Literary Techniques

• Simile- (pg 120) "Burst it's metal bones at the joint, and blew out its interior in a single flushing of red color like a skyrocket fasioned to the street".
• Simile - " house burnt like an ancient bit of stage scenery". (121)
• Metaphor- " losted in a pocket of a man who was now nuthing but a frame skeleton"(123)

2 Vocabulary Words

• penace (121)
• procaine (120)

1 Sentence Summary

Montag begins an all out battle to try and rid the city from the past of burning buildings and other "unlawful" acts.

Journal Entry 6

Pages 100-119

5 Comments

• The book has the name of famous swimmer and gold medalist michael phelps.
• The author starts using alot of alliterations and metaphors.
• As well as similes to describe the actions of montag and the setting around him.]
• The poetry that made Mrs. Phelps cry made montag want to throw the book in the flames.
• As if its because of what books pocess and make people feel that they burn books like what Montag was about to do.

4 Questions

• why did mrs phelps randomly start crying?
• What does the poem mean in other words?
• What part of the powm make her cry?
• Could it be that in the poem it related to Mrs. Phelps?

3 Literary Techniques

• Simile- " The sea of faith lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled" (100)
• Alliteration- " Girdle furled" (100)
• Symbolism-" The books"

2 Vocabulary Words

• filigree (103)-delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires,
• Distilled (103)- To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.

1 Sentence Summary

Montag, his wife and Faber hold a secret Book session.

Journal Entry 5

Pages 80-89


5 Comments

• Somebody seems to be after Montag.
• Or at least montag thinks that somebody is coming after him.
• Seems like he has a guily concious now, and he doesnt know if any body knows about the secret that he is holding.
• Mysterious man came out, and to me he seems so very very weird the way he looks.
• Seems like Montag felt some comfort from the strange man's aperance since his fear went away.

4 Questions

• Why does the man look so strange the way he does?
• Does Montag feel that his life is in danger if Faber tells somebody about the book?
• Why did he Faber shut the bedroom door abruptly after Montag spotted what Faber had in his room?
• What do they mean for the first time Faber raised his eyes?

3 Literary Techniques

• Personification- " the ttrain hissed o it's stop" (80)
• Personification- "The door whistled open" (80)
• Simile- " the train hissed like a snake" (80)

2 Vocabulary Words

• nutmeg (81)-A spice
• Pores (83)-A minute opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal, serving as an outlet for perspiration, or in a plant leaf or stem, serving as a means of absorption and transpiration.

1 Sentence Summary

• Montag confides in Faber by showing him the book that he had came into pocession of.

Journal Entry 4

Pages 60-79

5 Comments

• Clarrise parents have been under investigation for breaking laws but have never was found to pocess an book in their home.
• The firemen are becoming suspicious of clarrise.
• The Firemen think very small of the McClellans by thinking they are " some crazy ducks".
• They are lowering the kindergarten age to the point they are snatching them from the cradle.
• Seems like they are into corrupting the lives of people even in the government.

4 Questions

• How did they get to the point of lowering the kindergarten age?
• For what reason?
• Where is the government on this action?
• Are the firemen the overnment to thats why they get to make the laws that they do?

3 Literary Techniques

• Symbolism- " bring on your magicians" (61).
• Personification- " dont let the torrent... drown our world"(62)
• Irony- " against the small tide that makes everyone unhappy" (62)

2 Vocabulary Words

• incombustable (60)-not combustible; incapable of being burned; fireproof
• theremin(61)-a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.

1Sentence Summary

The fire department is involved in scadelous actions to benefit themselves.

Journal Entry 3

Pages 40-59

5 comments

• People were burnt alive inside a burning home.
• They had just discovered books inside a home and were set to set the house on fire.
• The woman didnt want to leave her house and montag had to force her.
• Montag is drunk and it seems montag doesnt recongnize the world he is in.
• The author uses a whole of om imagery such as " seashell tamping on her ear".

4 Questions

• Why is continuing to have these secret relationships with Clarrise?
• Could it be that Beatty is starting to figure something about Montag?
• Why is Montag named Montag?
• Where are Clarrise's parents?

3 Literary Techniques

• Imagery- " seashell was tamped in her ear again" (pg 42)
• Personification- " A great thunderstorm of sound gushed from the walls" (pg 45)
• Personification- " music bombarded him at such an immense volume"(pg 45)

2 Vocabulary Words

• Centrifuge (pg 45) -an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
• cacophony(pg 45)- a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds

1 Sentence Summary

Montag starts to break the law by bringing the book into his home.

Journal Entry 2

Pages 20-39

5 Comments

• They had a wild party last night and the girl doesnt remember what she exactly did at the party.
• There is now a play that has been introduced and it seems as if they are interested.
• Montag continually questions the girl's actions.
• Clarrise is now telling montag about how nobody listens to her, and he is the only one that actually has done that.
• The girl lied about her age when she was really 16 years old.

4 Questions

• Is montag starting to believe what the girl is saying about the past?
• He is becoming attracted to her?
• why is he hanging out with her so much?
• isn't montag married?

3 Literary Techniques

• Personification- "The toaster spidered out a piece of buttered bread" (page 20)
• Metaphor- "Im a regular onion" (page 22)
• Symbolism -"Left him standing in the rain" (page 24)

2 Vocabulary Words

• There are no vocab words in here that i don't understand.

1 Sentence Summary

• Montag is starting to believe and experience some of the stuff that clarrise was telling him about.

Fahrenheit 451- Journal 1

Pages 1-19

5 Comments

• I think the word "changed" should of been a much stronger word such as "charred".
• I like how they compare the hose to that of a python.
• The author is using good metaphors and personifications.
• The firefighter seems to feed off of burning houses.
• It starts to get boring afterwards.

4 Questions

• Is the symbols of the salamander and the Phoenix disc part of a firemen cult?
• Could the setting me in arizona since Phoeniz is the capital, and there are alot of salamanders there?
• Where did this girl come from?
• Why is the color white mentioned so many times?

3 Literary Techniques

• Personification- " The house jumped up in agorging fire" (page 3).
• Metaphor- " with the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous Kerosene" (page 3).
• Symbolism- " 451" (page 3)

2 Vocabulary Words

• Melancholy-(page 16)-a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
• Coattails- (page 17) The loose back part of a coat that hangs below the waist.

1 Sentence Summary

• Montag meets a young girl and starts to become facinated with her.