ROAR 2

5 Things I undertsand

1. Montag thinks about the question that his neighbor Clarisse asked him and realizes that in fact he is not happy.
2. Montag comes home and his wife needs to be taken care of by doctors and her blood is filtered through a machne.
3. Montag seems to be amazed by the day that he has had because a lot of things seemed to go wrong.
4. Clarisse is outside and sees Montag. She talks to hm while collecting a bunch of raindrops in her mouth.
5. Mildred does not recall what happened last night with her almost near to death situation.

4 Questions

1. Why does Monatg think his wife wants to commit suicide?
2. Does Montag spend enough time with his wife?
3. Does Montag partly blame himslef for his wife's near to death situation?
4. Does Mildred really not remember any of her near death situations or is hse just acting as if so that Montag won't bother her about it?

3 Vocab Words

1. illuminated (page 24): to brighten up
incinerator (page 25): a furnace used for burning trash
conscience (page 27): the sense of knowing what is right and wrong


2 Lit. Devices

1. Metaphor
" Only the man with the captan's hat..curious" (Page 26)
2. Second Person
" Montag blinked.." ( page 33)

1 Overview

Montag's wife Mildred almost commits suicide when Montag comes home one night. She is quickly saved before she dies.