WHAT DO "FIREMEN"

Firemen start fires.
They actually start them.
Firemen burn books.
Firemen are starting books on fire.

This is ironic because today firemen put out fires.
In the future, the prediction is firemen will start fires.
Firemen intentionally start fires.

WHAT IS A TYPICAL

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• They watch TV, watch history slides, play sports.
• They took out foreign language, don't read.
• They barely learn anything.
• Punishment is relaxed.
• Kids die/hurt each other daily

WHAT IS THE MECHANICAL HOUND

It's a metal dog with right legs.
It's programmed to kill "unwanted" people.
It has a needle attached to it to kill others.

HOW DOES IT REACT TO MONTAG?

• It growls at him
• It blocks his way.
• It senses him.
• It seems to threaten that it will attack him.

WHY IS CLARISSE

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• She stops and thinks.
• She slows down and enjoys life.
• She talks to strangers.
• She would rather be taking a walk.
• She and her family have conversations.

HOW DID THE FIRE AT THE OLD LADY'S HOUSE

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• The old lady was not taken away by the police.
• She lit the fire to destroy her books.
• Montag is thinking about Clarisse and steals a book.
• Montag stole a book from this fire.
• The old lady would rather die than be away from her books

HOW/WHY IS FIRE CLEAN?

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• Fire burns to ashes.
• It gets rid of things and it disappears
• It "cleans" by destroying leaving ash/dust
• It leaves nothing of the object, as if it never existed.
• Nothing can touch it without being burned/destroyed