1. I think Bradbury begins the book this way to show how Montag enjoys burning books instead of reading them. In this period of time it is rare for people to be reading books and it might even be seen as something bad. Montag believes he is doing something good by burning those books.
2. I believe the books are compared to birds because birds are living things and he wants to give life to the books. As the books burn they turn grey and eventually into ashes which can fly up into the air just like a bird.
3. Montag is a firefighter and his job is to burn down things instead of stopping the fire. His live is gloomy and dull compared to Clarisse's. His relationship with his wife isn't so great either. Clarisse is more energetic and happy. She likes to laugh and see everything different. Her home is full of laughter and conversations. Compared to Montag's life, there is definitely more excitement going on in Clarisse's life.
4. I would say technology is affecting Montag and Mildred's relationship in a bad way. Since Mildred is always watching television, she never really talks with Montag. They don't really show how much they love each other.
5. I believe the narrator introduces us to this point in Montag's life because it is the turning point of his life or maybe something big will happen and change his life. Clarisse has changed his views on life and how he feels about himself. The previous years of his life may have been a routine and boring but now some action is going on.
6. The author may have introduced Clarisse before Mildred because Clarisse is different than everyone else and likes to be happy, while Mildred is just as boring as all the other people around.
7. All the houses are fireproof so that when the firefighters burn some books, it won't spread to other houses. It will keep the fire from spreading throughout the whole city.
8. Mildred requires emergency service because she overdosed on sleeping pills. She tried to kill herself but Montag was able to find her in time and save her. Some technicians saved her with a machine.
9. The mechanical hound is sort of like a robotic dog that kills people who disobey the law. Montag feels like it is staring at him in a bad way like it wants to hurt him.
10. The people consider Clarisse antisocial because she is so different than everyone and likes to talk with others. She also doesn't use technology as much as the others
11. The woman with the books lights the match because she would rather die with her books than go on living without them. She believes she can't live without her books, it's like they're a part of her.
12. Montag and Mildred's relationship isn't so good, they can't even remember when they met. Being married for ten years may have become boring for them and now they aren't so much in love rather just living together because they're married.
13. Beatty visits Montag to make sure that he is still focused on his job and isn't thinking about quitting.
15. Montag feels fat because he is hiding books. He is keeping something which is seen as bad in this society. His job used to be burning books and now here he is hiding them instead. He feels guilty for what he is doing.
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