Blog 9: Symbolism and Imagery

FAHRENHEIT 451
Sept. 19, 2012

Define SYMBOLISM

The practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.





LINK: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbolism






DEFINE IMAGERY
The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.





LINK: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Imagery?s=t



Discuss three different uses of symbolism and imagery in the book, "Fahrenheit 451." Post a picture of this image with each description.

The Hearth and the Salamander: Both the hearth and the salamander symbolize fire. A hearth is a fireplace and traditionally represents the home. In mythology, the salamander could live in fire and not be harmed. Salamander is also the name of Montag's firetruck.



 The Sieve and the Sand: The title of the second part of Fahrenheit 451 symbolizes Montag's effort to learn as he reads (kind of like reading Shakespeare in your English class in the 8th grade). Sand is knowledge that eludes him. The sieve is his mind trying to make the knowledge permanent.

The Phoenix: The mythologies of many Mediterranean cultures include the story of the phoenix, a bird that is consumed by flames but then rises from the ashes. The phoenix is a symbol for renewal, for life that follows death in a cleansing fire. After the city is reduced to ashes by bombers in Fahrenheit 451, Granger makes a direct comparison between human beings and the story of the phoenix. Both destroy themselves in fire. Both start again amid the ashes. If people keep books—which preserve the past and allow people to learn the lessons of prior tragedies—Granger hopes that humanity will remember the suffering caused by destruction, and will avoid destroying itself in the future.

LINK:
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/fahrenheit451/symbols

Blog 6: Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties

1. Copy and paste a picture of the first amendment.

2. What source did you use for the above?
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ten+amendments&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&biw=1366&bih=649&wrapid=tlif134789822983710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=IUxXUKDRDMavygGh3YH4CA

3. Define civil liberties.
Civil liberties are civil rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights.


4. What source did you use for the above?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties


5. When do you feel civil liberties are infringed upon? Can you give another example of "fringing" on your civil liberties?
Strip searches in airports.

 

Paste a picture to add to your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blog 7: Pixel Art

My Pixel Art

Blog 5: 9/11 Remembering

                I was not old enough to remember 9/11 but by learing about it in school makes me feel sad about what has happened. I am glad that my teachers have taught me about what happened, who did it, and why they did it. When i was in elementary school I was too young to realize how important and serious this day was. I learned that not only did the Twin Towers get hit but the Pentagon too! One more thing i learned is that one of the planes that were high-jacked crashed into the ground by accident.

Blog 8: Civil Liberties

September 12, 2012

Civil Liberties vs. Airport Scanners

Prior 9/11 

·        Rules not as strict                                                                                                

·        Easier and quicker getting onto airplanes

·        Kitchen utensils not a big deal

·        we didn’t have full body scanners

·        safer to fly

 

 

Post 9/11

·        There’s a list that tells you what you can and cannot pack

·        Body Scanners?

·        Strip Searches!!

·        It takes forever to get through security

·        Lots of delays because of security

 

Blog 2: 451 Quote

“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.” ― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

Blog 4: Censorship

Censorship -- the control of the information and ideas circulated within a society.
http://gilc.org/speech/osistudy/censorship/

Banned books are books to which free access is not permitted. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, and often has political, religious or moral motivations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_books