p.90-102

1. drone- remote control mechanism; male honey and other bees; a drudge; person who lives on the labor of others.
2. contemptible- deserving or hold in contempt; despicable.
3. Vesuvious- a strato volcano in Naples, Italy.
4. Cheshire- a ceremonial county in North West England.
5. ruinous- bringing or tending to bring ruin; fallen into ruin; consisting in ruins.
6. sub audible- barely audible; decrescendo.
7. tittered- to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way.
8. hath- to posses; own; hold for use; contain.
9. furled- to gather into a compact roll and bind securely.
10. unconcealed- not concealed or hidden.
11. certitude- freedom from doubt especially in matters of faith and opinoin; certainty.
12. quavered- quiver or tremble; to speak, shake, or sing tremulously.

Part Two-p.82-90

1. mediocre- not very good; average.
2. loam- soil.
3. Antaeus- giant of Lybia in greek mythology.
4. Aeschylus-
5. arsonists- willful or malicious burning of property.
6. praetorian-
7. insidious- treacherous; seductive.
8. advantageous- benefit or gain.
9. treason- attempt to overthrow the government.
10. centrifuge- machine that separates substance by spinning.
11. harlequin-clown.
12. welter- toss about; wallow; confused jumble.

Part One- The Hearth and The Salamander p.11-21

Words:

1. mausoleum-a large stately tomb or a building housing such to several tombs.

2. tallow-any of various similar fats,such as those obtained from plants.

3. fibre-a slender and greatly elongated solid substance; the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.

4. glinted-a momentary flash of light; sparkle.

5. pulverized-to pound, crush, or grind to dust; demolish.

6. stratum-A horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another.

7. serum-The clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.

8. contra sedative-an agent or a drug that has an exciting, stimulating, anxiety or stressful effect on the person.

9. cataract-a cloudiness or opacity in the normally transparent crystalline lens of the eye. This cloudiness can cause a decrease in vision and may lead to eventual blindness.
10. hearth- area in front of a fire place; home.


Plot:

Montag just got home from work, and from his encounter with Clarrise McClelland. When he got home, he discovered that his wife had taken all of her pills in one night and overdosed. He called the ambulance and got some person who's been doing it for a couple years now, but none of them were certified M.D.'s. Montag's wife had gottan up the next day, and didn't even remember a thing. She didn't even believe Montag when he told her she had taken all of her pills and overdosed.


Other:

I don't really get this book, just started reading it, and it is very confusing. I think its a book about the future but idk. well....ii hope i get it soon.

Part One-The Hearth and the Salamander p.3-11

Words:

1. kerosene-an oil distilled from petroleum or coal and used for illumination.
2. stolid-hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
3. minstrel-a medieval traveling musician or poet.
4. refracted-deflecting something, such as a ray or light.
5. immense-exceptionally large.
6. imperceptibly-not perceptible by the mind or senses; extremely small or slight.

Plot:

Right now, Guy Montag, just got home from ceasing another fire, and he bumped into a girl named Clarisse McClealand, and they had a very interesting conversation making him think alot. Just that five or ten minutes they walked together, she had a huge impact on him, and now the book is explaining how he is reacting to it.

Other:

This book is written a lot like poetry, and to understand it you have to have an open mind.

My First Time I Picked Up the Book

Today was the first time I read this book, and so far I'm lost. The way the author explains things it confuses me, but hopefully I learn to understand and follow with the way he writes. He kind of writes in a poetic-literature way explainning every single detail, and using alot of vibrant and interesting adjectives. Maybe reading this book will help me in poetry, learning to be a little more disciptive, or just learning how to pay a little more attention to detail.