Sunday, April 24, 2005

Pages 110-117


Words:
Threadbare-having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.

Perfunctorily- performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial

illume - make lighter or brighter

floodlight - illuminate with floodlights

spotlight - illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater


Plot: It starts off with Montag going to work. Montag gives Beatty the book and agrees to play poker with them. After a few games Beatty starts talking about a dream he had. He said that he was having an argument with Montag about books. Montag was yelling quotes at Beatty and he was yelling back. Montag started to get nervous. Beatty grabbed his wrisat and felt his pulse going faster. Beatty new he was torturing Montag.

Other: "A little learning is a dangerous thing"