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//Guy Montag is a fireman who burns books in a futuristic American city. In Montag's world, firemen start fires rather than putting them out. The people in this society do not read books, enjoy nature, spend time by themselves, think independently, or have meaningful conversations. Instead, they drive very fast, watch excessive amounts of television on wall-size sets, and listen to the radio on “Seashell Radio” sets attached to their ears. Montag encounters a gentle seventeen-year-old girl named Clarisse McClellan, who opens his eyes to the emptiness of his life with her innocently penetrating questions and her unusual love of people and nature. Over the next few days, Montag experiences a series of disturbing events. When he responds to an alarm that an old woman has a stash of hidden literature, the woman shocks him by choosing to be burned alive along with her books. A few days later, he hears that Clarisse has been killed by a speeding car. Montag's dissatisfaction with his life increases, and he begins to search for a solution in a stash of books that he has stolen from his own fires and hidden inside an air-conditioning vent.//

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TECH DECK: Using Macromedia Flash, create a scene from the book that demonstrates the main idea of the book. Make sure the main idea/theme is clearly stated and there is no confusion about it.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: After Montag figures out that his world is basically a lie, he decides to "suggest" to the people around him that things should change. Do you think that the way Montag went about telling them was a wise choice? Why or why not? If you disagree, what would you do differently?