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Why Did The Hound Seize The Innocent Man?
Why did the Hound seize the innocent man?
Why did they set off bombs?
Did Montag join the survivors?
Who is Granger?

I relate to Granger because he comforts and makes Montag feel welcome. Since Montag was being hunted down by the hound.
Montag joined and changed his life for the better by making a big change and joining the survivors. I can relate because personally I also made a big change in my life for the better by losing weight. Which made a big change in my life and I ended up losing 30 pounds since the beginning of 7th grade. This was a big change and I have no regrets.

Explain Beatty’s feelings about the purpose of fire. Do you agree, why or why not?
To Beatty, fire is a purifying force. It incinerates literature that can change or "subvert" society, "Better yet, into the incinerator... Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean. I agree because fire is very powerful and it means more than just heat and burning.
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What does this reveal about this society? A car full of kids try to run over Montag. This shows that in this society, kids are irresponsible, and not careful. Later Clarisse tells Montag that this is normal and kids kill each other and risk each other's lives for fun.
What does Bradbury mean by the following: “...going away from the people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapors for dinner?” The “people who ate shadows for breakfast and steam for lunch and vapours for supper” are the people who Montag left behind. This quote demonstrates how Montag has begun to feel about his society since his exposure to the

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