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.