Fahrenheit 451 Assignment pp. 21-40

Some question’s that I can think of for this part was about the “Hound”. It was a very fast transition, it caught me off guard. The only question is what is the whole point of the hound? Is it just to kill targets? I know what it is but I’m not sure of the real purpose of the “Hound”. Do the “firemen” really need something to go and kill random targets? The “firemen’s” purpose was to catch books on fire, so why do they need a hound. The other question I have is why the “Hound” is reacting to Guy. Why would somebody put Guy’s DNA in the “Hound”? Also, who would want to kill Guy, if somebody is trying to kill him.

I am going to answer question number 2. The reason why the people from today are different from people in the book is because the people in the book don’t have minds. They don’t have a purpose to serve; they don’t even have the power to think. The people today have minds and think for themselves. The government doesn’t have control over the people’s minds. The people in the book are like ants, mindless and are under somebody else’s control. The people today have minds and think for themselves.

For question one Clarisse has a mind. Mildred is already past the point she is like a mindless person. The reason why Clarisse is more mature is because she thinks for herself and is inquisitive. Mildred doesn’t think and ask questions, but Clarisse does she is like that because of her uncle. Her uncle has given, Clarisse, a mind he taught her to “smell the roses”. That is why she seems more mature, because she is not mindless and takes time to “smell the roses”. The reason why Bradbury compares the two is because Mildred is Montag’s wife and she does not make him happy and she is mindless, verses Clarisse that makes Montag laugh and has a mind and thinks outside the box and asks questions. I am open to suggestions why he compared the two. I am not 100% sure so please comment and tell me so I can understand.