Fahrenheit 451 Notes

• Epigraph : insight to main idea
• Against the norm , Defiance , Rebellion

Fahrenheit 451

• The hearth & The Salamander
• Where fires are contained
• Thinking can cause things to be difficult
• Change
• Montage is dynamic character
• Never thought about anything else
• Work at being happy like no one else has to work

Fahrenheit 451 Questions

Describe Montag at the beginning of the novel. Do you think he's a hero? Why/not?

 

I believe that Montag, the main character is a hero. Montag stumbles upon a surprise when he walked in and saw that his wife hadoverdosed on some sleeping pills. He had to run and call for help and some people helped saved her. If Montag had not called for help, his wife could have been injured or dead. She probably will not believe that her husband had saved her since she doesn't remember. Montag's kind act went unnoticed.  

Describe Bradbury's diction and syntax. Does he use formal, sophisticated terms or does his prose sound like he's in the room talking to you? Do his sentences vary in length or are they all about the same? How do Bradbury's choices create description, characters, action, and meaning?

Ray Bradbury uses many different and unique types of syntax. Some of the sentences sound as though he is speaking to me. Some of his writing is short and gets right to the point. When Ray Bradbury wants to be descriptive he makes the sentences go on for quite some time. When he describes things and places he's very descriptive with his words and his sentences are super long. When he writes dialogue it is short and says what is needed to be said. 

What's the inciting incident of the story?

A man, Montag, encounters a younger girl who changes how he sees life. She also brings things like nature and such to his mind. This causes Montag to have a whole new perspective and changes his thoughts and opinions on life and things throughout the very first part of the book. The young girl ends up dying and Montag misses her, but is still left with her remarkable personality. 

What's the significance of the Salamander?

I believe the salamander relates perhaps to the burning of all the books. Ironically enough it's said that the salamander can actually live in fire & be absolutely not affected by the flames. I also am going to say that this shows us the relativity between the books because even though the books are being burned and destroyed, what is inside the books all that knowledge and info is still preserved by people and their minds holding the knowledge. Yeah the firemen can thrash and burn the physical book, but you know they can't burn and completely destroy the knowledge that reader has already learned from reading the books previously. That is what they can't do.

Fahrenheit 451 First Impressions

Ray Bradbury, the author has a very different and special way he uses syntax. When describing things he goes into extreme detail. He lets you see an image of what he is writing to us. He is a very unique and intelligent author. After all the explaining of the setting and such, Ray Bradbury makes the dialogue short and right to the point. I think this book will be interesting because firemen don't ever "burn" books. So the twist on that makes me want to read more. . It stuck out to me because he changed the way he wrote, but still gives us the same tone he did before. He describes the scenery in such a way that you can imagine it in your own head because he used words that where very descriptive.

Vocab List 5

adroit- someone who is very skillful at doing something

amicable- having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor

averse- having a feeling of distaste or strong opposition 

belligerent- war like or aggressive 

benevolent- someone or something that enjoys helping others and is warm and friendly

cursory- something done quickly with only small attention to detail

duplicity- deception or a lie

extol- to praise highly 

feasible- something doable, likely, possible

grimace- an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

holocaust- destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

impervious- not allowing fluid to pass through. 

impetus- the force or energy with which a body moves.

jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure.

meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

nostalgia- a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

 retrogress- go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one.

scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. 

tepid- (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.

Vocab List #4

melancholy-an abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression

exemplary- extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied, serving as an example of something

peculiar- not usual or normal,not well, somewhat ill

dread- to fear greatly, to regard with awe, to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face
bough- a main branch of a tree 
pious- deeply religious, devoted to a particular religion

, falsely appearing to be good or moral

communion- a close relationship with someone or something, a group of Christians who have the same beliefs

auditor- a person authorized to examine and verify accounts, one who hears or listens, one who is a member of an audience, a person who audits a course of study
multitude- the state of being many, a great number
eloquence- discourse marked by force and persuasiveness, the art or power of using such discourse
despair - to no longer have any hope or belief that a situation will improve or change 
hoary- very old, not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often, not fresh or original

Class Notes

• Direct Characterization : straight up word characterization
• Indirect Characterization : reaction of characters, actions of character, dialouge
• Adverbs : describe how things are done
• Adjective: How the person was when it was done

Young Goodman Brown

•he knows its a risk, to walk with the devil but he does it any ways

      -curious 

      -human nature? 

•stubborn(adverb)

     -adverb: action

•vexed: confused/frustrated 

•minister is in charge of the "devil meeting" 

•firmament: sky, heaven

•faith! Is at the devil meet up  

•a black cloud emerges and he hears all voices including his wife's 

•a pink ribbon fluttered lightly through the sky and got caught om a branch

•fien :greedy spirit (demons)

•lurid:vivid 

•benign: good

•incantation: spell

"AHA!"

I honestly don't really know if i had an !AHA! moment this week. I understand that normally students do but I'm not quite sure if I did. If I was to have to pick and !AHA! moment it would probably be when I discovered that I can write and that I can get things done the way that I want them. That I dont need to students around me to help me do good on a test that I can do it by myself, but only chose to ask the people around me because that has been a bad habit since I was little. I'm not saying that it is bad to ask the people around you, I'm just saying that you should limit to how much you do it.

Vocab List #3

coherent- logically connected; consistent

belabor- argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.

eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from. 

acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.

emulate- to copy or imitate

banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

excoriation- to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.to condemn, criticize thoroughly or express strong disapproval.

congeal- to solidify, especially by cooling, or to take shape, especially to form a satisfying whole

carping- difficult to please; critical.

substantiate- to prove a claim to be true or back up a claim with evidence.

temporize- to suit one's actions to the time,occasion, or circumstances, without reference 

largesse- money given with ease.

tenable- reasonable, or able to be sustained or maintained

insatiable- an appetite for something that cannot be satisfied

reconnaissance- preliminary research or a preliminary survey such as checking out the lay-of-the-land before taking a military action.

germane- something relevant to the topic.

ramify- to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike divisions
 intransigent- someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.

taciturn- someone who doesn't say much

The last word goes to Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Class Notes

Diction- the words the author uses

Syntax- the way the author puts the words together

Two words that have to do with emotion- ~tone-the authors attitude in the text

~mood-the way we feel when we read the text

Theme- main message

When we read a book every author wants us to know something 

Allusion- a reference to something an author thinks we should know

                          Symbol

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   Referent.      / _____ \ us/readers

Foreshadowing: What the author wants us to think is going to happen later in the movie or the book.

• Authors put more details into a story to at times to show you what may be seen again
• when you write fiction you create a whole new world
• love what you do
• even if you make a mistake you can continue to do what you do as long as it is your passion

Vocab List #2

intercede- intervene on behalf of another,got in the middle of something

hackneyed- lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

approbation- approval or praise

innuendo- saying something indirectly

coalition- a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between, persons, factions, states, etc.

elicit- to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

hiatus- any gap or opening; a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, a pause from something

assuage- to make less harsh 

decadence- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state;deterioration;

expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate

simulate- to make a pretense of; feign

jaded- worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse

umbrage- to take offense  

prerogative- an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank or office 

lurid- gruesome; horrible; revolting;shocking

transcend- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed 

provincial- belonging or peculiar to something particular; local

petulant- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyanc

unctuous- excessively smooth, suave, or smug

meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy