Read Fahrenheit 451 pp. 91-110
Everyone needs to:
Give a very short (1-3 sentence) summary of the two main scenes in this section. The first scence was at home in the living room and the second scene was in the fire house with Beatty.
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Analyze the use of language in the reading by analzying figurative language or descriptive verbs and adjectives.
If you chose figurative language, do the following:
1) What are your favorite metaphors or other examples of figurative language in this section?
Quote the passage and explain why you think the choice of words was particulary effective. Also, what images does the figurative language invoke? What physical senses? Is the figurative word or words appropriate to the thing being compared? Why or why not?
If you choose verbs and adjectives, do the following:
1) Find a sentence or two that has strong adjectives and/or verbs. Quote the book and explain why these are strong descriptive words and why they are effective. How do they appeal to the senses? What mental images do they invoke?
It's not required, but if you have a question about what's going on, ask it on your blog!
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:
1) On p. 108 Bradbury uses the term "tyranny of the majority" (bottom of first paragraph). Who can explain the term and tell us where it comes from?
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The tyranny of the majority is the dilemma facing a democracy when a minority's own interests are consistently blocked by an electoral majority. One of the most common ways of addressing the problem is through provisions in a constitution.
The phrase has variously been sourced to John Stuart Mill in On Liberty and Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America. The concept was also mentioned in passing in Federalist No. 10 by James Madison, though Madison did not use the phrase.
In 1994, Lani Guinier used the phrase as the title for a collection of law review articles she had written.
Here's your answer. I got it from wikipedia.
Matt,
Thanks. I'm really glad that you looked up the definition. Now, for extra credit, can you or anyone else, take a shot at paraphrasing it (putting it in your own words) or explaining it.
Mr. J
So Tyranny of the majority is what happens when the democracy faces a dilemma when a minority's own interests are always blocked by addressing the problem through provisions in a constitution.
That phrase was first established when Lani Guinier first used it as a title for a collection of law review articles that she wrote.
Paraphrasin' time. Let's rock.
Ok, so, Tyranny of the majority, the way I understand it, is what happens when the needs of a minority, such as a certain race or other group, are constantly overlooked because of what the majority of the people want.
In other words, since the minority is the only group that wants it, but the rest of the world says nay, then the minority's needs are overlooked.
Did I get that right?
The tyranny of the majority is a situation with the democracy when a minority’s own interests are constantly blocked by and electoral majority. For example Al Gore didn't become president even though he got the majority of the votes because he didn’t get all the electoral votes.
Nice response Justin. I think that is about right. Bianaca, I also think you are dead on, although I had to read the last clause of your sentence a couple of times to get it. If I understand what you are saying,the "minority" was the electoral college. That was not how the term "tyranny of the majority" was meant to be used, but I think it applies. That's creative thinking !
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