English presentations

first line of poem

Jet cars racing on the boulevards down that way

second line of poem

Bashing and backing up and bashing each other again

third line of poem

The fun parks calling from the edge of town

fourth line of poem

The great jet sound trembling inside

fifth line of poem

The camera, hovering in the belly of a helicopter, now swung down at an empty street

me and yuba together, sixth line of poem

Only a faint glow now

everyone, 7th line of poem

His inner mind, reaching out to turn the corner for him, had heard the faintest whisper

everyone, eighth line of poem

He could see the helicopters falling

everyone, ninth line of poem

Falling…

first paragraph

When Montag first meets Clarisse, she opens up his mind and leads him to start becoming conscious of the world around him. This marks the beginning of Montag’s change as he becomes more conscious and starts to realize that the world around him is messed up.

second paragraph

Further in the story, Captain Beatty comes to Montag’s house, where Montag and Mildred are hiding with piles of books. Mildred becomes increasingly nervous about what Beatty will do to them. Montag starts to fully reject his profession as a fireman by hoarding and reading books, while not thinking through the consequences he faces if he gets caught

third paragraph

Our theme statement for Montag and his conscience is: “When people start to question the ideas and beliefs imposed on them by society, their true ideas and conscience emerge from beneath the layers of false beliefs that have shaped their identity and character.”

fourth paragraph

We included this drawing of a tree growing as a way to illustrate how Montag grows as a person throughout the story.