This document contains lecture notes on Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. It discusses several key passages from the novel, including Montag sitting on the subway thinking about trying to fill a sieve with sand as a child. It asks questions about the purpose of this memory and how it connects to Montag. It also mentions Mildred being self-centered and focuses on herself like many people. Finally, it lists homework as rereading the chapter and considering how altering history through book burning can affect the future.

1. AMERICAN
LITERATURE AND
COMPOSITION
31 August 2012

2. I don’t talk
things, sir…I
talk the meaning
of things. I sit
here and know
I’m alive.
(Bradbury 75)

3. Images that affected you…

4. What is the purpose of the memory about the
sieve and the sand?
How long would it take for a child to fill a sieve with sand?
How did that memory connect with Montag as he sat in the subway?

5. “Who’s more important…” (76)
When it comes
right down to it,
Mildred is not
unlike many of us:
her favorite subject
is herself.

6. WHY THE
BIBLE?
Matthew, Psalms, Ecclesias
tes, Revelation…

7. Books aren’t people
“Books
aren’t
people.
You read
and I look
all
around,
but there
isn’t
anybody!
” (73)

8. A little
comparison
White Clown
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Television
Meaning?
Effect?
Purpose?
Message?
Dover Beach
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Poem
Meaning?
Effect?
Purpose?
Message?

9. BONUS PROJECT?
Now is the time to share…

10. Homework
Reread this chapter
Consider the many ways there are to “burn”
a book and alter history.
How does altering history affect the future?
(not collected, just think about it)