The Bubbles Magoo
Essay by Marry • March 14, 2012 • Book/Movie Report • 713 Words (3 Pages) • 1,867 Views
What is the meaning of the title in Part 2?
-The title "Sieve and the Sand" refers to Montag's quest for knowledge, and being incapable of holding onto all that he wants and needs to remember. He remembers a time in his childhood that he is trying to fill a sieve with sand and of course is unable to do so. The comes to his mind when he is reading the Bible on the train and trying to remember what he reads. Of course, with all the advertisements on the train he is not able to concentrate so he becomes frustrated with the fact that he can't take in and remember all the information that he craves and feels as if he needs.
What is the importance of the dentrifice commercial?
-While Montag struggles to stimulate free thought and remember what he has read, the dentifrice jingle plays on the subway. It then interferes with his effort.
Why does Montag go to see Faber?
-Montag went to see Faber to ask for help on how to read the books.
What does Faber tell Montag about the books?
-That saving books is important, people must be free to read books and act on the information that they obtain from books.
What are the three things which Faber says are missing from society?
Number One: quality of information. Number Two: leisure to digest it. Number Three: the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two.
Describe the parlor women, their views, their conversational concerns.
-The parlor woman were very gossipy and mainly spoke about either war or romances.
Why does Montag read "Dover beach" aloud to the ladies?
- The poem is symbolic of their society. It talks about how faith used to be full but is now "retreating, to the breath of the night wind" leaving only "naked shingles of the world" and how this life has "neither joy nor love nor light" anymore. It's a great representation of what their life has become.
How do the women react?
-The parlor women started to cry.
PART 3
What is Midred's main concern as she runs out of the house?
- As Mildred runs out the front door, she mutters "Poor family, poor family, oh everything gone, everything, everything gone now.." Her main concern as she runs out is of her "family", or
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