# 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 P. 93-110
1, 3, 4, 5
2. Why is Mildred worried about being caught with the books? What does this tell you of her character?
Mildred is worried about being caught with the books because it�s against the law to read the forbidden books. This shows that Mildred has a weak character and doesn�t dare think beyond the law.
4. What is the meaning of the title of Part Two?
The meaning of the title of Part Two, the Sieve and the Sand is significant because the knowledge Montag is gaining is just sinking through his head. Just like water sinks through sand.
5. What is the importance of the dentifrice commercial? (What is being contrasted? Why? Does the commercial exemplify some aspect of the society?)
The commercial is contrasted with the verses from the Bible which Montag is trying to memorize. It�s being contrasted because Montag is trying to memorize at the same time he is memorizing. Information is like a sieve and the comercial is more powerful. The comercial is easier to understand and is louder.
P. 80-93
1. Why does Montag go to see Faber?
Montag went to see Faber to get more information about the Bible and also to see if Faber is still alive.
2. What does Faber tell Montag about books?
Faber tells Montag the reasons books were banned. He tells him that books were banned so people wouldn't think or question.
3. What are the three things Faber says are missing from society? Tell how each is indeed missing from the society of Fahrenheit 451.
The three things Faber says are missing from society is lack of quality, leisure to digest and the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two. Quality is missing from society because books have quality in them and they are striped from society. Leisure to digest is missing because they don�t have time to relax and think about life. And the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two is lacking because tey never had the first two.
5. Explain Faber�s statement: "Montag, go home�Why waste your final hours racing about your cage denying you�re a squirrel."
Faber says this statement because at first he is hopeless. He doesn't think Montag can make a difference, and he doesn't think this civilization can be saved.
7. Faber considers himself a coward. What do you think?
Faber considers himself a coward because he didn't do anything about the books being banned and the colleges being closed down. He knew the truth but didn't do anything about it.
P. 93-110
1. Describe the parlor women, their views, and their concerns.
The parlor women are extremely ignorant, care more about tv than anything else, see children as a burden and really don't care about their own husbands. They are basically idiots who care only of themselves and who have been heavily brainwashed into thinking that books make people unhappy.
3. "Dover Beach" is a literary allusion that is central to one of the book�s themes. Once the Sea of Faith has retreated, what is left? What things in Fahrenheit 451 are representative of the lifeless waters that have replaced the Sea of Faith?
The lifeless waters that have replaced the Sea of Faith like the ignorant people that have replaced the the power to think.
4. How do the women react after the reading of the poem?
The women start to cry because they hear the truth.
5. How does their reaction support Beatty�s explanation as to why literature of power had to be destroyed? [see pp. 61-65]
Their reaction support Beaty's explanation because in Beaty's explanation books were burned to keep people happy. By Montag reading a poem to the women and them starting to cry proves his explanation.