Montag reads Dover Beach in Fahrenheit 451 on pages 98-99 in the 60th anniversary edition. The poem serves as a turning point for Montag as it makes him reflect on the world around him and question his society's values.
In "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, Montag reads the poem "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold to Mildred and her friends. This poem serves as a catalyst for Montag's further awakening and realization about the importance of preserving literature and critical thinking in their society.
Read the poem. It is about loss of faith and ignorance. Darkness and loss of faith as Montag learns what he is missing. The allusion leads to why the women cry and what they are missing by losing emotions and reading, without even realizing it.
If you are referring to the party when Mildred had her friends over and Montag came in and read to them Dover Beach, the poem, you can find that party in THE SIEVE AND THE SAND, pages 94-101. Hope this is the party you were referring to.
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The poem is about relationship in a world that offers no joy, etc. The women become upset when faced with this melancholy emotion; they normally keep everything superficial. They do not have a close connection with anyone.
Mrs. Phelps cries when she hears Montag read "Dover Beach" because she is moved by the emotional depth of the poem and is reminded of the beauty and meaning that has been lacking in her life due to the oppressive society in which she lives. The poem's themes of loss and uncertainty resonate with her own feelings of emptiness and disconnection.
I know that paper combusts at 451 deg fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit 451 is the heat at which paper burns
The title of Fahrenheit 451 is Fahrenheit 451. The shorter version of the story was called "The Fireman", which was the basis for Fahrenheit 451. The reason why this book was entitled Fahrenheit 451 is because the temperature in which books burn is Fahrenheit 451.
It is explained in Bradbury's introduction to the novel. A literary license was taken by Ray Bradbury when he named "Fahrenheit 451" (novel, 1953) after the temperature at which paper ignites (the range is about 218°-246°C or 424-474°F).
Paper burns at approximately 451 degrees Fahrenheit, which is why it is the title of Ray Bradbury's novel "Fahrenheit 451" where books are burned as a form of censorship.