BURNING BRIGHT part I
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To whose house have the
“Now, Montag,
you’re a burden.
Oh Mildred...
Guy Montag’s
Since she was affected
after Montag was reported
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Mildred’s friends & Mildred
She runs away.
Montag kills him: burns
him.
A QUESTION you would ask Mildred, if you could:
How did she feel when Montag reported her friends
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are no consequences and no responsibilities.
“ There
Except that there are. But let’s not talk about them,
?
The myth of Icarus tells the story of a father
and a son who made their own wings to
escape from the island of Crete. Icarus
became too ambitious, and flew too high up:
he then fell from the sky when the wax that
joined his wings was melted by the heat of
the sun.
ICARUS
ALLUSION
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burnt his damn wings, he wonders why.”
What does this ALLUSION tell us about Montag?
Beatty sees Montag’s destruction (the need to
burn his books) as being of his own making:
that Montag was too ambitious, too full of
pride, and that now he has to pay the price.
analyzing IMAGERY
out to lap at the books and knock
them against the wall.”
“The books leapt and danced like
roasted birds, their wings ablaze with
red and yellow feathers.”
“The crowd drew back into the
houses; the great tents of the circus
had slumped into charcoal and
rubble and the show was well over.”
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Mindmap the ways in which this quotation could be applied to
the way people live in the world today.
what is an
Summarize
the myth of
of speech whereby a reference is
made to a place, event, or literary work, by
way of
a passing reference. It is up to the reader
to make a connection to the subject being
mentioned.
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*You may need to research A
this.
figure
eh? By the time the consequences catch up with
you, it’s too late, isn’t it, Montag?
then explain what they illustrate / show the reader.
personification
The technique here makes the fire seem like a
creature/dog with a mind of it’s own: it seems
more sinister and even out of Montag’s control.
Comparing the books to birds makes their
personification burning seem even worse: as though it is
the death of a living thing.
Comparing the even to a circus points to
the fact that people have become so
metaphor
accustomed to the oppression and
violence, that they even see it as
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entertainment.
Why don’t you belch
Shakespeare at me,
you fumbling snob?
WHY
aHe is arrogant; he believes he is
powerful and thinks Montag is too
weak to actually kill him.
He is suicidal and really wants
Montag to kill him.
He thinks that by taunting Montag, he
will show him the error of his ways.
Other:____________________________________________
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What
REASON
does Montag
give for
why Beatty
He was trying to
make Montag kill
him: “Beatty had
wanted to die”.
Why, might it be argued, does Montag
need
Montag is grappling with the
guilt of having committed
murder: his own sense of
identity and conscience
need him to think it wasn’t
entirely his own fault.
In your opinion, the death of Beatty is:
o Murder
Self-defence
DIVIDE THE SCENE INTO 8 KEY MOMENTS, AND THEN DRAW AND CAPTION IT (AS IF IT WERE A GRAPHIC NOVEL).
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Evidence
Beatty deliberately insults Montag:
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In this chapter, Montag and Beatty have a dramatic reckoning.
Beatty seems to taunt
Montag, before he dies.
Synonym for ‘taunt’: provoke / insult
BURNING
BRIGHT
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Do you think that what Montag
does to the Captain is
(complete for both sides of the argument)
On the one hand, YES, because __________
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On the one hand, NO, because ___________
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List the ‘things’ Montag was a
such a weapon could
exist?
DO YOU THINK
WORDS
not machine not
animal
not dead not
alive
glowing
pale green
luminosity
whirring,
clicking,
humming
,” said Faber.
(explain fully)
BURNING BRIGHT part II
used to describe it.
is back.
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At least you were a fool about the
“The
Mechanical Hound
#
List hashtags
to accompany
the chase:
“QUOTATION
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What is a séance?
A seance is a meeting at which people
attempt to make contact with the dead.
Synonym for
‘
This quotation contains which of the following?
’
hyperbole
captivating
simile
cs
metaphor
allusion
Explain: By referring to the watching of Montag’s chase as a ‘séance’,
what is Bradbury implying?
He is implying that either the watchers or Montag
are dead; not real; not fully alive.
*You may need to research this.
what is
METONYMY
?
Metonymy is a figure of speech in
which the use of a linked term is used
to stand in for an object or concept.
When Faber says that “there’s lots of old Harvard degrees
on the tracks,” what does he mean?
There are a lot of highly educated people there.
How is this an example of METONYMY?
Their degrees are being used to stand in for the
people
What would you suggest Montag “say in a single word, a few words,
that would sear all [his society’s] faces and wake them up?”
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Read a book
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which
are governing
Montag’s thoughts
& actions:
Fear /
Determination
Anxiety /
Bravery