FAHRENHEIT 451

Describe Montag at the beginning of the novel. Do you think he's a hero? Why/not?

     I believe Montag is a hero. He encountered a shocking surprise when he walked in and saw that his wife had overdosed on sleeping pills. He ran and called for help and people saved her. If he chose not to call for help, his wife could be seriously injured or dead. She may never believe that her husband had saved her since she doesn't remember and his heroic act has gone unnoticed. 

Describe Bradbury's diction and syntax. Does he use formal, sophisticated terms or does his prose sound like he's in the room talking to you? Do his sentences vary in length or are they all about the same? How do Bradbury's choices create description, characters, action, and meaning?

    Bradbury gets away with using a varied syntax. Some sentences are sophisticated and some sound like he's speaking to me. Some sentences are short and some are long. When he is describing things he is very descriptive and his sentences are long. When he writes dialogue they are short and gets to the point.