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Characterization. “It was a pleasure to burn.” It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” “You like bowling don’t you Montag ”Bowling, yes.” ”And golf.” “Golf is a fine sport.”. Revealing the character’s thoughts. Letting character speak. Guy Montag.
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“It was a pleasure to burn.” It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” “You like bowling don’t you Montag ”Bowling, yes.” ”And golf.” “Golf is a fine sport.” Revealing the character’s thoughts. Letting character speak. Guy Montag
pg.52 “Her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw, her eyes with a kind of cataract unseen but suspect far behind the pupils, the reddened pouting lips, the body as thin as a praying mantis from dieting, and her flesh like white bacon.” Physical traits Mildred Montag
Pg.38 “Once upon a time!” Beatty said. What kind of talk is that?” Pg.42 “You can’t ever have my books,” she said” You know the law,” said Beatty… Pg.121 There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm’d so strong in honesty that they pass me as an idle wind, which I respect not! How’s that? Go ahead now, you second-hand litterateur, pull the trigger. Character’s thoughts and beliefs. Character’s thoughts and loyalty towards the law. Character’s thoughts about, perhaps his favorite book. Captain Beatty
Looking very old in the light and very fragile.” “There was white in the flesh of his mouth and his cheeks and his hair was white.” “His eyes had faded, with white in the vague blueness there.” Physical traits/ appearance: he looks old and fragile. Physical traits/ appearance: his skin is white. Physical traits/ appearance: his eyes are a faded white and blue. Professor Faber
Pg.148 “We’re used to that. We all made the right kind of mistakes, or we wouldn’t be here.” Pg.152 I struck a fireman when he came to burn my library years ago. I’ve been running ever since. Five old men sitting there dressed in the dark-blue denim pants and jackets and dark blue shirts. Letting the character speak. Thoughts of his mistake. Physical trait/ appearance: their clothes. Granger