Diction and Tone (rl4)
Part 1
Page 1-30
During this first part there is a lot of negative tone used. An example of this would be, "... dark grey skies..." (Bradbury, 17) indicating that it is more of a melancholy sort of day. When you picture something like this, it almost always comes to your mind as a more negative meaning than positive. Another example would be, "... tatters and charcoal ruins or history..." (Bradbury, 1). When you hear this, it would most likely come to your mind negatively rather than positive. tatters and ruins usually aren't the most happy thing to think about.
Page 31-66
During this part of the book- especially during the beginning, whenever they burn the woman alive- there is a lot of negative tone used. An example of this would be "... her quietness a condemnation..." (Bradbury, 36). The word condemnation and even quietness a bit have a very negative presence. There is also somewhat of a fearsome or worried tone used here. An example of this would be when "Mildred fidgeted" (Bradbury, 50) or when it says, "Montag felt his heart jump and jump again..." (Bradbury, 52) when Mildred is about to find his hidden book.
Part 2
Page 67-90
This part of the story has a more melancholy tone to it. It says things like, "They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house" (Bradbury, 67). There is a more low-key sort of tone used when it says the words "quiet house" or even when it just talks about the rain falling from the sky during the "cold November".
Page 91-106
This part of the story has a very strong and in a way angry tone. Montag gets mad at the women for the way they are talking and he wants to prove them wrong. the author uses words like "Cried Montag" (Bradbury, 93) or when Montag says he's trying to "scare the living daylights out of them!" (Bradbury, 94). All of these phrases or words have an angry attitude about them.
Part 3
Page 107-130
This part of the story also has a very negative tone because it is the part of the book where Guy is forced to burn down his own house and Beatty is murdered. The author added in parts like "The brush of a death's-head" (Bradbury, 108) which gives off a very negative image. Another example of negative imagery used in this part would be "... all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him..." (Bradbury, 113).
Page 131-158
This part again uses a lot of negative tone because during this part they experience the war. "Montag watched the great dust settle and the great silence move down upon their world. And lying there it seemed that he saw every single grain of dust and every blade of grass and that he heard every cry and shout and whisper going up in the world now. Silence fell down in the sifting dust, and all the leisure they might need to look around, to gather the reality of this day into their senses" (Bradbury, 153) is how the city is described after the bombing. this gives you a negative look towards how the city looks now. At the evry end the book it does end on a more hopeful tone saying, "To everything there is a season. Yes. A time to break down, and a time to build up. Yes. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Yes, all that... What else?... And on either side of the river was there a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Yes, thought Montag, that’s the one I’ll save for noon. For noon. . . . When we reach the city." (Bradbury, 157). This ends the book on a more hopeful note rather than a depressing one.
Diction
Because this book is set in the future it has a lot of diction that is specific to the book. They aren't new words but they are words that possess their own/ different meanings compared to what we are usually used to them meaning. These words constantly appear throughout the entire book. Some of the most commonly used are:
Hound: a robot that is used by firemen for tracking and is in a way like a dog without the loving ability. It can also be used to inject things/ people and has other abilities that aren't specified in the book.
Beetle: A car or taxi.
Salamander: A fireman's means of transportation. It's Loaded with all of their equipment and it's kind of like a firetruck but without the equipment to put out fires and rather start them.
Programs: These are sometimes refered to as the walls. Theses are basically interactive, 3D, lifelike shows that take place in one room of a house that they call the parlor.
Parlor: the room where the programs take place.
The Relatives/Family/Aunts/ect: The 3D charcters in the programs/walls. They interact with whoever is watching or in the room. People who own them tend to watch thema lot andd therefore refer to them as the relatives.
Seashells: a device that the people put in their ears to listen to noises or people talking.
Page 1-30
During this first part there is a lot of negative tone used. An example of this would be, "... dark grey skies..." (Bradbury, 17) indicating that it is more of a melancholy sort of day. When you picture something like this, it almost always comes to your mind as a more negative meaning than positive. Another example would be, "... tatters and charcoal ruins or history..." (Bradbury, 1). When you hear this, it would most likely come to your mind negatively rather than positive. tatters and ruins usually aren't the most happy thing to think about.
Page 31-66
During this part of the book- especially during the beginning, whenever they burn the woman alive- there is a lot of negative tone used. An example of this would be "... her quietness a condemnation..." (Bradbury, 36). The word condemnation and even quietness a bit have a very negative presence. There is also somewhat of a fearsome or worried tone used here. An example of this would be when "Mildred fidgeted" (Bradbury, 50) or when it says, "Montag felt his heart jump and jump again..." (Bradbury, 52) when Mildred is about to find his hidden book.
Part 2
Page 67-90
This part of the story has a more melancholy tone to it. It says things like, "They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house" (Bradbury, 67). There is a more low-key sort of tone used when it says the words "quiet house" or even when it just talks about the rain falling from the sky during the "cold November".
Page 91-106
This part of the story has a very strong and in a way angry tone. Montag gets mad at the women for the way they are talking and he wants to prove them wrong. the author uses words like "Cried Montag" (Bradbury, 93) or when Montag says he's trying to "scare the living daylights out of them!" (Bradbury, 94). All of these phrases or words have an angry attitude about them.
Part 3
Page 107-130
This part of the story also has a very negative tone because it is the part of the book where Guy is forced to burn down his own house and Beatty is murdered. The author added in parts like "The brush of a death's-head" (Bradbury, 108) which gives off a very negative image. Another example of negative imagery used in this part would be "... all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him..." (Bradbury, 113).
Page 131-158
This part again uses a lot of negative tone because during this part they experience the war. "Montag watched the great dust settle and the great silence move down upon their world. And lying there it seemed that he saw every single grain of dust and every blade of grass and that he heard every cry and shout and whisper going up in the world now. Silence fell down in the sifting dust, and all the leisure they might need to look around, to gather the reality of this day into their senses" (Bradbury, 153) is how the city is described after the bombing. this gives you a negative look towards how the city looks now. At the evry end the book it does end on a more hopeful tone saying, "To everything there is a season. Yes. A time to break down, and a time to build up. Yes. A time to keep silence and a time to speak. Yes, all that... What else?... And on either side of the river was there a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Yes, thought Montag, that’s the one I’ll save for noon. For noon. . . . When we reach the city." (Bradbury, 157). This ends the book on a more hopeful note rather than a depressing one.
Diction
Because this book is set in the future it has a lot of diction that is specific to the book. They aren't new words but they are words that possess their own/ different meanings compared to what we are usually used to them meaning. These words constantly appear throughout the entire book. Some of the most commonly used are:
Hound: a robot that is used by firemen for tracking and is in a way like a dog without the loving ability. It can also be used to inject things/ people and has other abilities that aren't specified in the book.
Beetle: A car or taxi.
Salamander: A fireman's means of transportation. It's Loaded with all of their equipment and it's kind of like a firetruck but without the equipment to put out fires and rather start them.
Programs: These are sometimes refered to as the walls. Theses are basically interactive, 3D, lifelike shows that take place in one room of a house that they call the parlor.
Parlor: the room where the programs take place.
The Relatives/Family/Aunts/ect: The 3D charcters in the programs/walls. They interact with whoever is watching or in the room. People who own them tend to watch thema lot andd therefore refer to them as the relatives.
Seashells: a device that the people put in their ears to listen to noises or people talking.
