What Did The Railroad Tracks Mean To Montag

Question: who was the informant on Montag's home?

Answer: Mildred.

Question: why did Montag kill Captain Beatty?

Answer: Beatty said books were useless, had Montag burn his own house down, and threatened to kill Faber.

Question: why didnt Montag run away before he killed Captain Beatty?

Answer: the Mechanical Hound was nearby.

Question: where did Montag go after he killed Beatty?

Answer: Faber's house.

Question: when Montag left Faber's house, which direction did he go?

Answer: towards the river and the railroad tracks.

Question: why did Montag take whiskey, a suitcase, and some of Faber's dirty clothes with him?

Answer: Montag wanted to get rid of his scent and to send the Mechanical Hound in a chase.

Question: what did the railroad tracks mean to Montag?

Answer: they were a symbol of freedom, he feels free to be whoever he wants to be.

Question: what was different about the fire Montag saw after leaving the river?

Answer: it wasnt burning anything, but it was helping someone.

Question: during the manhunt for Montag by the hound, why did the camera identify an innocent man as Montag?

Answer: the government lost Montag and didnt want people to suspect that they couldnt find him. (they claim to capture everyone.)

Question: what was different about the hobos Montag met? why did each man identify himself as a famous author or piece of literature?

Answer: * they had books memorized and they understood what they read.

Question: what had Montag been able to memorize?

Answer: the Book of Ecclesiastes.

Question: what happened to the city during the war?

Answer: it was destroyed, left burning to the ground.

Question: what did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission was once the war ended?

Answer: to get more followers who visited to learn more about books.