Fahrenheit 451

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still undrawn against the night, or there were whisperings and murmurs where a window in a tomb-like building was still open. Mr. Leonard Mead would pause, cock his head, listen, look, and march on, his feet making no noise on the lumpy walk. For long ago he had wisely changed to sneakers when strolling at night, because the dogs in intermittent squads would parallel his journey with barkings if he wore hard heels, and lights might click on and faces appear and an entire street be startled by the passing of a lone figure, himself, in the early November evening. On this particular evening he began his journey in a westerly direction, toward the hidden sea. There was a good crystal frost in the air; it cut the nose and made the lungs blaze like a Christmas tree inside; you could feel the cold light going on and off, all the branches filled with invisible snow. He listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through autumn leaves with satisfaction, and whistled a cold quiet whistle between his teeth, occasionally picking up a leaf as he passed, examining its skeletal pattern in the infrequent lamplights as he went on, smelling its rusty smell. зейзам аculeness 'Hello, in there,' he whispered to every house on every side as he moved. "What's up tonight on Channel 4, Channel 7, Channel 9? Where are the cowboys rushing, and do I see the United States Cavalry over the next hill to the rescue?' [...] He turned back on a side street, circling around toward his home. He was within a block of his destination when the lone car turned a corner quite suddenly and flashed a fierce white cone of light upon him. He stood entranced, not unlike a night moth, stunned by the illumination, and then drawn toward it. A metallic voice called to him: 'Stand still. Stay where you are! Don't move!' He halted. 35 40 50 55 60 03 Put up your hands!" But he said. Your hands up! Or we'll shoot! The police, of course, but what a rare, incredible thing; in a city of three million, there was only one police car left, wasn't that correct? Ever since a year ago, 2052, the election year, was alfer als Clovise. 70 the force had been cut down from three cars to one. Crime was ebbing; there was no now for the police, save for this one lone car wandering and wandering the empty streets. "Your name?" said the police car in a metallic whisper. He couldn't see the men in it for the bright light in his eyes. Leonard Mead,' he said. 'Speak up!' Leonard Mead!" Business or profession?" I guess you'd call me a writer.' 'No profession,' said the police car, as if talking to itself. The light held him fixed, like a museum specimen, needle thrust through chest. You might say that,' said Mr. Mead. He hadn't written in years. Magazines and books didn't sell any more. Everything went on in the tomblike houses at night now, he thought, continuing his fancy. The tombs, ill-lit by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multicolored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them. 'No profession,' said the phonograph voice, hissing. What are you doing out?" Walking,' said Leonard Mead. 'Walking!' Just walking," he said simply, but his face felt cold. Walking, just walking, walking?" 'Yes, sir. 'Walking where? For what?" 'Walking for air. Walking to see." 'Your address!' peaceful fear fol Espooky Pararaxis Glhen Hypotaxis Eleven South Saint James Street. And there is air in your house, you have an air conditioner, Mr. Mead?" easy language. 'Yes.' Precisely And you have a viewing screen in your house to see with?" 'No.' No There was a crackling quiet that in itself was an accusation. Are you married, Mr. Mead?" 'No.' 'Not married,' said the police voice behind the fiery beam. The moon was high and clear among the stars and the houses were gray and silent. Nobody wanted me, said Leonard Mead with a smile. 75 'Don't speak unless you're spoken to!" Leonard Mead waited in the cold night. Just walking, Mr. Mead?' 'Yes.' But you haven't explained for what purpose," 1 explained; for air, and to see, and just to walk." 'Have you done this often?" Every night for years. [...] Ray Bradbury (1951). In: S is for Space, 1968, Rupert Hart-Davis. (775 words) 4 firefly flying insect with a tail that shines in the dark 8 cock sth.. raise sth. (esp. a part of your body) so that it is vertical or at an angle 10 intermittent stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly 10 squad: part of the police force that deals with particular crimes 18 infrequent not happening often 46 thrust sth. (thrust - thrust): push sth violently in a certain direction 52 hiss: make a sound like a long 's', showing disapproval voweih for Leonard definitely older 1 78 ^^~ later relection 2052-34 writer (unsuccesful) protagonist following society bath enjoy being outside to free thinker Same society (madern, TV as a huge role) заше opinion (mentally equal) Clarise 17 year 7050 school girl antagonist questioning the society English Exam Mr Mead walks. 1) On a normal night, autside through the city to see. for air and just to walk 111. 76). He walks for most of the night, mostly fill midnight (1.1). While walking, he sometimes slops to listen and look at his surroundings. 3rd November On this specifie es occasion it wasn't a normal walk. As Mr. Mead turned back in a street, that was about a block away from his there appeared a police have, car (11. 23-25). The special thing in this whole situation is that this is * R Z Gr. Gr the only police case that is left (11.34-35). 7 Mr. Head was forced to raise his hands, so as if he would be a criminal [11.30). After that, the police or rather the police officer in it slacked a conversation. He wanted to k know who is he is and what he car Gr Was here (l. 38, 52). Mr. Mead doing auswered the questions industriously After he answered, the police ofrecer asked some other questions regarding his address, his home and his family 113 (U. 59, 61, 63, 65). The conversation. ends with an explanation from Mr. Mead, that he was always going out. walk, to fiel and to see (11.78). - and this every night, for years (11.78) A to G 2) In this excerpt from Bradbury's short story The there is an destrian" fe interesting change of almosphere in as excerpt, almosphere seems to be quiel and peaceful even a bit boring - when Mr. Mead walks through the city. quiet, Everything is dark and if nothing would happen. To achieve this atmosphere, the author makes use of long, hypolactic sentences, which produce an uniform. feeling of the surroundings any is his use of listing words, that Another describes the scenario (11. 8). Even the description of silence supports the detection of the reader. To include I all five senses, as in line 14-15, helps the reader to identify with the s reader and to get deeper in the almosphere. So Irastically In line 228 the atmosphere drasti and changes. It is over with peace / A GA A Gr Z 4 3rd Novenber silence. With the instructions from the car, the atmosphere feels fearful and overtaxing to the reader. By using crys and short para tactie sentences (1. 55), the auther supports the almosphere Also the use of repetitions. (1 53-55) shows the absurdity, that this se scene produces. In the end of the conversation, (U. 72) the atmosphere starts changing back. to peace and silence. One reason for that is the use of questions. instead of cries. cries. Now nobody dominates Alww that conversation any lenger and it seems like a normal conversation. In the lines before, the police men dominates the conversation evidently, feeling of fear. which creates a 3) (eonard Mead and Clarisse Me - are characters from different Clellan books. In the beginning, you cannot find a connection between them, but find if you read closely you can some. One reason for that is, that the Pedestrian "was the idea and the pattern for "Fahrenheit 451". There are lots of differences, for نسانی & Alww G R L Hai Clarisse is. age. 17 years old school girl, while to be an older, example their а leonard R seems unsuccesful writer. This can be deduced from his last statement, that he walks every night for years. Another difference is the time, in which they lived. Leonard lives in a time, that has passed the year 2052, because he reminds of Gr the election in this (1.34). year Gr a Clarisse, however, dies in 2050 with 27. Gr the age of 17 at a car crash. While we looking at the book as whole, you see that Clarisse is just an alagonist due to her fast early death, while leanard is the protagonist in his staly (11.-1-0). A huge difference between both is their opinion and dealing with the society. While Leonard follows the Society with their values and norms, Clarisse is questioning them. That leads even in the end to Guy Montags Gr radicalization. He stops burning books and starts to protect and hide those, which is the main conflict in "Fahrenheit 451" s R R, J/B (0) IL L 3rd November Besides the differences of both characters, there are also lots of common grounds. Both enjoy being outside in the nature, that Gr some how creates the association of freethinker. They also share the same opinion in different things and aspects. That means that even there ar is an age- difference, they are mentally H/J. equal. It also seems that both living in a similar society, where huge TVs. common thing for the amusement of the people. These TV's are part their families and they spend lots of time just sitting in front of Them (11.49-51). are a A last common a ground is, that they both represent y in average and societies As you can see, even though they live in different books, in different plots, in differen societies, they represent the same. a free character in a and some strange kind of wrong - living society. but have a different opinion to the opinion of the mainstream. R 9