Fahrenheit 451
Reading Guide
PART TWO – The Sieve and the Sand
- What happens when you put sand in a sieve? What do you think is the meaning and significance of this title?
- How does Mildred react to Montag’s reading?
- What did Faber mean when he said, in the park, “I talk the meaning of things”?
- How do Mildred’s comments and actions show she is never going to understand what Montag is trying to tell her?
- What THREE things does Faber say are missing from A WORLD WITHOUT BOOKS?
- Compare books to Caesar’s praetorian guard.
- Does Faber think that firemen are the only problem?
- What book does Montag take to Faber? Why was the Book of Job an appropriate one for Faber to read to Montag?
- Describe the plan devised by Faber and Montag.
- What approaching disaster will give intellectuals a chance to be heard?
- Faber says Beatty “may be one of us”? Do you think it is possible? Give reasons.
- Characterize “the ladies”: Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles. Why does Bradbury choose to have the women discuss war, children and politics?
- What did Mildred want Montag to read “Dover Beach”?
- What is the dual personality of Montag? How does Beatty make Montag doubt his newly emerging self?
- After Beatty’s speech at the firehouse, what did Faber tell Montag?
- What is suspenseful about the end of this section of the book?
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