Thursday, January 3, 2013

Journal #12


Montag stumbles away. Police sirens and other firemen are heading his way. He falls, sobs, and then gets up with his numb leg. He heard through a radio the police report warning townsmen of who he was and what he just did. If I was in Montag's place, I would be scared. Having the town after you and having no where to go is very frightening. On his escape journey he encountered a group of children, ages twelve to sixteen (128), in a car. They tried to hit him. These kids were a probable cause of Clarisse's death also. Montag followed through with his plan and planted books in a fireman's house. I think this was good revenge and a step closer to getting books back legal. Faber switched on the TV and saw a new Mechanical Hound was brought to town to search for Montag. This builds a lot of suspense. From what the book has told the readers, Mechanical Hounds (if set with correct amino acids) always hunt down their prey. The hound is after Montag and there is no telling what comes next. On page 125, it says “War has been declared”. This symbolizes not only actual war, but the war between Montag and the society.

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