The pleasure came from the act of doing thir job, and the power it afforded them. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN IT was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.
Q. Where is the quote it was a pleasure to burn?
➢ This extract is from the opening of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. It was first published in 1954. 1 It was a pleasure to burn. 10 furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house.
Q. Who says it was a pleasure to burn in Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
Q. Why does Ray Bradbury start Fahrenheit 451 with the line it was a pleasure to burn?
First of all, from a purely literary perspective, Ray Bradbury chose to open the novel “Fahrenheit 451” with the words “It was a pleasure to burn” to immediately capture the attention of the reader and draw him or her into the story quickly.
Q. What are two possible meanings of the sentence it was a pleasure to burn?
“It was a pleasure to burn” implies that He enjoyed setting fires and that he loved his job as a fireman, and Montag enjoys enforcing his society’s anti-book laws.
Q. What is a fierce grin?
Bradbury called it a fierce grin (as a grimace often appears to be) because they were close enough to the flames for it to start to singe them; eyebrows perhaps starting to singe, the edges of clothings starting to singe.
Q. What does it was a pleasure to burn mean in Fahrenheit?
Bradbury first depicted fire as a hurtful force through Montag, a fireman, who burn books. With the converted mentality of his culture, “it was [Montag’s] pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (3).
Q. What is Clarisse’s impression of Montag?
Clarisse begins by describing herself as seventeen and “crazy” and proceeds to comment on her affinity for nature, which is surprising to Montag. When Montag looks into her eyes, he sees a mirror image of himself and feels comfortable because of her inviting presence.
