Keylines

"Let me come in. I won't say anything. I just want to listen. What is it you're saying?" (Bradbury,17) -Montag

I thought that this line was important because Montag felt like he wanted to join the conversation or at least be somewhere where there were other people to be around. This could be important because it might give the reader clues to what type of person Montag really is and maybe they could also figure out what his intentions are. Maybe he wanted to be near Clarisse and her vibrant family or maybe he was feeling lonely or wanted to figure out what is going on with Clarisse's family.

"You took all the pills in your bottle last night." (Bradbury, 19) -Montag

This was important because it told me what happened to Mildred (Montag's wife). After reading about her need of medical attention, I still wasn't sure what actually happened to her. This line told me the events before Montag's call to the emergency hospital. Mildred says that she doesn't remember taking the pills which confused both Montag and maybe even the readers. Could it be another reason that Mildred was in need of medical attention? Or, could it be that Mildred is losing her mind?

"Does it have a happy ending?" (Bradbury, 21) -Montag

This line makes me think that it is foreshadowing for future events in the book because books can sometimes have a happy ending. So far, this book doesn't seem like a book that would have a happy ending. I think this because it feels confusing and twisted due to the mentioning of burning and fires. It is also due to events such as the incident with Mildred who took all of those sleeping pills.

"...because all we put into it is hunting and finding and killing. What a shame if that's all it can ever know." (Bradbury, 27) -Montag

I felt that this quote was important because Montag is starting to think, "Hey this isn't right." He is questioning what is happening in this world and is reanalyzing  right from wrong. This could mean that he might develop a new goal to make a change if he realizes something is wrong with the current society and that might push the story into a compelling sequence of events. Maybe he will see that the world he is living in is a lie and then try to fix it by going against the current social norms. If this were to happen, it would be like "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Harrison Bergeron saw that something was wrong with the way of life in his society so he went against the laws to try to make a change for the people. Maybe this quote could be more foreshadowing for future events in the book.