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In "Fahrenheit 451," the fireman named Montag turns the flamethrower on the mechanical hound, destroying it in self-defense as it is programmed to attack him.
The mechanical hound in Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" has eight legs.
When Montag touches the machanical hound's snout it "wakes up" and begins to approach him. Montag starts to back away slowly. When the dog starts to growl, Guy quickly climbs up the fireman's pole up to the 2nd floor.
Because he was trapped and the mechanical hound was in the area
A Mechanical Hound comes sniffing around the door as Montag is reading. The Mechanical Hound is a robotic beast programmed to track down and eliminate those who break the law.
Montag initially thinks he sees a person on the railroad tracks, but it turns out to be a mechanical hound.
The mechanical hound in "Fahrenheit 451" serves as a symbol of the dystopian society's control and oppression. It represents the government's power to enforce conformity and suppress individuality through fear and surveillance. The hound's impact is felt in its ability to instill terror and maintain order in the society.
The mechanical hound in "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury is a symbol of government control and oppression. It represents the power of technology and surveillance to suppress individuality and free thought in a dystopian society. The hound's relentless pursuit of Montag reflects the conformity and censorship enforced by the government.
In Fahrenheit 451, the mechanical hound is ultimately destroyed by Montag, who uses a flamethrower to disable and destroy the robot.
After the Mechanical Hound stabs Montag in the leg with a needle containing anesthetic he destroys the Hound with the flamethrower he used to burn down his house.
He took that because he needed to get ride of his scent so the mechanical hound wouldn't be able to find him.
The mechanical hound in Fahrenheit 451 could remember the scent of ten thousand different individuals.