Guy Montag, initially a fireman committed to burning books, undergoes a profound transformation as he discovers a passion for literature, leading to a dramatic shift in his sense of self.
Republican or Democrat?
Whether someone is Republican or Democrat
it identifies what people believe and who the are.
Literary
Connections
I Am Not Me by Andre Rodriguez
Insert from poem: wrestling with the unwanted influences.
a preemptive bite behind the scenes.
a sturdy defense in the greater fight.
A Character of it's Own by Sylvan Lightbourne
Insert from poem: A character of it's own, earned to be earned,
earned to be learned, a bitter burden turned.
Dilemma by Deepak Chaswal
Insert from poem: Yesterday and a day before
Yesterday and so on
Are trying to hold my present
With an unmitigated audacity
Entertainment
Connections
Television: Hannah Montana
Movie:
The Departed
Music:
Free To Be Me
Personal Connection to Identity
Independent Identity: At such a young age my parents
have taught me to be very independent and that I could do anything on my own. I feel like being independent is part of my identity.
Successful Identity: My parents are both very successful
in the career that they have chosen and being around that all my life I have wanted to be successful as well. Being successful is part of my identity because of my parents.
Medical Identity: Both my parents are in the medical field,
which lead me to want to be in the medical field. The medical field has always be in my identity because of my parents being apart of it.
Health Connections
Transgender: Study TSQ
People that were born as a girl feel like should been a boy or vise versa. People that are transgender are trying to find there identity. These people feel like they were born in the wrong body and the wrong identity.
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over the person's behavior.
Historical Connection
Where did people originate from?
Whether people came from the Mayflower or were part of the Indian tribes that is part of peoples identity. The different idenities is what built the history of every country.
Quotes about Identity
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others"
-Mahatma Gandhi
"When I discover who I am, I'll be free"
-Ralph Ellison
"We know what we are, but not what we may be"
-William Shakespeare
Theme: Identity
I chose the theme identity because
it the beginning of the book Guy Montag
was all about burning books and being a fireman but in the end of the book he found his true identity. Guy Montag stopped being a fireman because he found out that he liked books.
Text Suport: Fool, thought Montag to himself, you'll give it away. At the last fire, a book of fairy tales, he'd glanced at a single line. "I mean," he said, "in the old days, before homes were completely fireproofed–" Suddenly it seemed a much younger voice was speaking for him. He opened his mouth and it was Clarisse McClellan saying, "Didn't firemen prevent fires rather than stoke them up and get them going?"
Text Support: "You're one of the few who put up with me.
That is why I think its so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you".
Text Support: "He felt his body divide itself into a
hotness and a coldness a softness and a hardness,
a trembling and a not trembling the two halves grinding
one upon the other"
