Highlights how Clarisse and her family is different, perhaps more like normal people in our world. This is also Montag becoming a pedestrian himself because people normally don’t walk around at that time. It also brings in contrast between what is considered abnormal (brightness) and normal (depression). Highlights how the government is very thorough in their censorship, going so far as to rewrite history. This also causes Montag to question his life, because he finds this information hard to believe. This event is a turning point for Montag, because it is an example of how much these books can mean to people. Montag wonders how a person could care so much about something, enough to die for it. This allusion could be describing how Montag …show more content…
This quote connects the two stories, comparing the revelation Montag feels to the inquisitiveness of the man who discovered the outside world This allusion is used as an analogy to show how people in this society are being held away from reasonable thought like Antaeus was held above the ground. Without both feet on the ground, the society and Antaeus are powerless. This allusion highlights what books remind us, that we are human, we make mistakes, and we don’t know everything. The books prevented people from making bad decisions like the praetorian guard protected Caesar. The Cheshire cat smile is a phrase often used when the smile of a person is not for the good of a person, more like a bad omen. In the context of Fahrenheit, the neighbors are described as sincere on the surface, but jealous and cruel …show more content…
Using his cunning and knowledge, Daedalus creates wings for himself and Icarus, which they use to escape the labyrinth. While Daedalus explicitly tells Icarus not to get too close to the sun, for the wings will melt and burn, Icarus becomes ambitious and ignores his father’s warnings. Icarus’ wings melt and he plummets to his death. This allusion describes Montag’s foolishness in not taking a hint from Beatty, and how he is now receiving punishment for his