Precarious Language In 'Denham's Dentrifice'

Bradbury's precarious language in the “Denham’s Dentrifice” scene is where his strong writing style is most noticeable and his form of desperate, fast-paced thinking is clearly shown in his content. Bradbury makes this point very clear in the scene on the train because his words showed that Montag was unable to think or concentrate. Bradbury’s use of the repeated words, “shut up,” shows that he was upset and exasperated even though the other people on the train were happy with the "Denham's Dentrifice" jingle. The flat side-characters on the train knew the words and were even tapping their feet, meanwhile Montag was unable to think past a single line in the bible. Bradbury's short, choppy sentences combined with his run-on sentence