Fahrenheit 451 Vocabulary

1. minstrel- (noun) musician or a poet pg.4


2. silvered- (adjective) a tinted silver color pg.6


3. imperceptibly- (adjective) very slight or gradual pg.11


4. stratum- (noun) a layer of material pg.14


5. lozenge- (noun) a small sugar flavored pill used for medication pg.18


6. jargon- (noun) the language peculiar to a certain trade pg.42


7. centrifuge- (noun) a machine that rotates at a high speed pg.45


8. pratfull-(noun) a humiliating defeat pg.56


9. titillation-(verb) to excite or arose pg.58


10. leadon-(adjective) hard to move; dull pg.58

Literature Analysis

1. To be quite honest I did not ever pick the book specifically to read, my mother found this book and gave it to me and within the first few pages the content was innapropriate, yet interestingly enough and it drew my attention because the majority of the story resolves around topics that we deal with as teenagers.
2. Throughout the first few pages what kept me interested was opening to the story about Junior's (who is the main character) medical problems, for example, he talks about how he was born with forty-two teeth instead of thirty-two and that the "white dumb-ass dentist" gave him half of the proper medication. So immediately this took my surprise as soon as I turned to the first page.
3. I don't really think that I have a certain type of a reading pattern, but what I tend to look for in a book includes a story that can paint a very clear picture of what's going on, this ties in to how I tend to do better by visually learning. If there a book is not able to paint a clear and set picture then my interest in the book just drops dead.
4. The plot of the novel centers around a boy nick-named "Junior (who's real name is Arnold), who realizes that unless he goes to a neighboring high school in the "hick" filled farm town high school only a few miles away, he will remain a poor ass Indian, living in a poor ass home in a poor ass Indian Reservation. His struggles throughout the book include the topics of love, hate, family and perseverance.
5. The theme of this story to me is that life is going to throw whatever the heck it wants, and it's up to you in how you want to maneuver and deal with what's thrown at you.
6. The tone throughout the book is light at times, more so in the beginning when he talks about his various medical problems, his life in general and his family. However as you go through the story there are some dark moment, such as when his dog Oscar is shot because he is sick and not doing very well, or when his grandmother is crossing the street and is hit and killed by a drunk driver. Overall though I wouldn't say there is an exact tone that is consistently present throughout the whole story.
7. When junior decides to attend the rival hillbilly-filled high school of Reardan, we are introduced to our first example of Indirect Characterization, it is here where we meet the secretary of the school. "Hi, my name is Melinda, welcome to Reardan." "We've only got one hallway here," she said and smiled. She had red hair and green eyes and was kind of sexy for an old woman. Our next example is of Direct Characterization, "My classmates snickered. They pointed their fingers at me and giggled. Except for one. Gordy, the class genius. He raised his hand.'' Our final example of Direct characterization comes when we meet one of Junior's first antagonists. "Roger the Giant and his gang of giants strutted over to me." Lastly our last example of Indirect characterization comes when we are introduced to one of Junior's first crushes. "I fell in love with an Indian girl named Dawn. She was tall and brown and was the best traditional powwow dancer on the rez. Her braids wrapped in otter fur, were legendary."
8. I would say that whenever the author is starting to introduce us to a certain character, he tends to go really in depth as to what they look like, how they are as a person. So as far as I'm concerned the only thing that I noticed is that rarely will the author use any curse words or references to any ''suggestive" material. 
9. The Protagonist in this story is absolutely a dynamic character, throughout the story we see him change both mentally and emotionally. 
10. When I finish the story I really feel as though I went up to this person, and shook their hand and introduced them to me and they told me their life story.