Question 6: Fahrenheit 451

* are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable? describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.

I found many scenes throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451 to be memorable. The most vivid one is the scene in which Montag urges the old lady to come with him but she refuses and he leaves, leaving her to burn to her death.
Pg 35- "It was a flaking three-story house in the ancient part of the city, a century old if it was a day, but like all houses it had been given a thin fireproof plastic sheath many years ago, and this preservative shell seemed to be the only thing holding it in the sky."
These words paint a clear picture of the house and what the people inside the house are like. I found this to be very heart-wrenching because I feel remorse and saddness and compassion towards the old lady. When I was reading the part where the old lady decides to stay behind and burn to death, I was shocked and wanted to keep on reading to discover what happens next. I am not quite sure why this scene has stuck with me. This scene is important and a key turning point for Montag in the book. Like Montag this scene was a key turning point for myself, this scene was key for me to help understand this book.