What are some similarities between Montag and Clarisse ?

August 21, 2018 Educator

WIND FROM AN ENEMY SKY

In Wind from an Enemy Sky, through what means is the natural order oppressed? Is it oppressed…

Natural order is defined in philosophy and in Little Elk tradition as the order of the world and cosmos that is set into motion, with cause and effect conserved in the operation, by a supernatural…

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FAHRENHEIT 451

Why does Clarisse consider herself responsible?

Most of the children Clarisse’s age are mindless drones. This is how the education system works in this society. They give children TV classes, transcription (copying) history classes, and sports…

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THE WEDNESDAY WARS

What is the tone in the first chapter of Gary Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars?

Tone is defined as the author’s attitude toward the subject, the characters, or the audience, and tone is expressed through an author’s stylistic devices. The very first tone we sense in the…

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HISTORY

What is the main reason that slavery took root in the colonies?

The major reason that slavery took root in the colonies was due to a shortage of labor. The colonies did not have a large enough population to sustain surplus agriculture that could produce a…

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HISTORY

What are three reasons why the U.S lost to North Vietnam?

There were several reasons why the United States didn’t emerge victorious from the Vietnam War. One reason was how those in the United States and those in North Vietnam viewed the war. In North…

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HISTORY

Why was Brutus a victim?

Brutus was a close friend and servant of Julius Caesar who happened to be in the Roman Senate. When Caesar was declared dictator for life, the Senate was no longer in the position of authority….

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OF MICE AND MEN

Why does Slim tell George that it’s a bad idea to capture Lennie instead of killing him?

Slim cautions George against allowing Lennie to be captured because he might be locked up and strapped–even caged or worse. “That ain’t no good, George.” George acknowledges the truth of this…

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MACBETH

Why doesn’t Macbeth tell Lady Macbeth that he plans to kill Banquo?

Dialogue in Shakespeare’s plays, as in most plays, is used largely to convey information to the audience. The author can become tedious if he has a character explain something to another character…

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THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

How does Montresor trick Fortunato into joining him in “The Cask of Amontillado”?

Montresor uses several means of deception and manipulation to get Fortunato to follow him, but he most particularly plays upon Fortunato’s ego. The primary setup was Montresor’s lie about having…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

On what page number does Miss Maudie say, “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” in To Kill a…

In the beginning of Chapter 10 Miss Maudie says it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. When his children get guns for Christmas, Atticus tells them that they can shoot blue jays but not mockingbirds….

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MACBETH

According to Hecate, what is dangerous to mortals?

Hecate makes mention of what is “mortals’ chiefest enemy” in Act 3, Scene 5, a monologue which is generally regarded as tacked on, in addition to the character herself. Hecate boasts of the spells…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What passages prove Boo Radley showed courage throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, based on rumors about Arthur (Boo) Radley, we know that Arthur was put under house arrest by his father when he ran into trouble with the law as a teenager….

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OF MICE AND MEN

Why does Curley’s wife seek power?

This question might assume too much. It is not certain that Curley’s wife seeks power. That said, she does have a certain amount of power and does exercise it at times. If we had to argue that…

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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

How long had Henrietta been dead when her family found out that her cells were still alive?

Technically, Henrietta’s husband was told 25 years after she died. This happened as a result of some scientists trying to figure out Henrietta’s genetic line, and a scientist calling her husband to…

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SCIENCE

What two observations would I see in the reaction of calcium chloride with ammonium chloride?

Calcium chloride is CaCl2. It is a white solid that can dissolve in water. Ammonium chloride is NH4Cl. It is also a white solid that readily dissolves in water. Adding the two chemicals…

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SCIENCE

What is the simple definition of a period of a wave?

The period of a wave (T) is the time it takes to complete one cycle. It’s the inverse of frequency, the number of cycles in a given time. For example, if a wave has a frequency of 10 seconds per…

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THE OPEN WINDOW

In “The Open Window,” what are the two tall tales Vera tells?

One of the tall tales Vera tells Framton Nuttel is that her aunt’s husband and two brothers were killed three years ago by being sucked into a bog while out hunting. “In crossing the moor to their…

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OF MICE AND MEN

In Of Mice and Men, why has Crooks been able to accumulate so many personal items?

The chapter in which Crooks is introduced contains the following sentence: And scattered about the floor were a number of personal possessions, for, being alone, Crooks could leave his things…

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GENRE

What is the difference between a poem and a short story?

Poetry and fiction belong to what critics call different literary “genres” or different types of literature. The main distinction between the two is formal. Both short stories and longer fiction…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Identify negative quotes describing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

The majority (not all) of the negative descriptions of Ebenezer Scrooge come in the first stave of the story. This is where we get to know Scrooge and dislike him. As the story goes on the…

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HISTORY

What were the theaters of William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare belonged to several troupes that performed at a few different theaters during his career. He began writing sometime in the mid-1580s; the exact year is not known. After 1594,…

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MACBETH

How does Macbeth feel about the three witches and why?

Macbeth believes that the witches are supernatural beings because he assumes that “they have more in them than mortal knowledge.” He regards them as the agents of fate as soon as their first…

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THE GIVER

What happens to Sevens in The Giver?

We do not have a great deal of information about what happens when children turn this particular age in The Giver, although we do know that as the book begins, Jonas’ sister Lily is a Seven. We…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

How can I prove that Boo Radley and Mayella Ewell are mockingbirds?

There isn’t any quote in the book that specifically refers to either of them as mockingbirds. Instead what you need to do is look at what we do know about mockingbirds and what we know about Boo…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What are some quotes from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird that portray Scout as “hot-headed”?

Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is portrayed as a “tomboy” with a short temper. Scout’s answer to most of her problems involves physically acting out, and there are various places…

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HEALTH

How can I design an intervention to prevent teen pregnancies in the US?

Many interventions to prevent teen pregnancy in the United States focus on girls, emphasizing how pregnancy can derail their lives, trap them in poverty, and have serious health risks, especially…

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SCIENCE

What is the name of the organelle where replication takes place?

In order for living things to produce cells for the purpose of growth, repair or to reproduce, cell division is necessary. The cell cycle describes the stages a cell goes through before it…

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LAW AND POLITICS

If you are to be a critical watcher of polls, which of the following is not an issue of…

The answer that you have picked is definitely correct! The fact that a poll agrees or disagrees with your point of view has nothing to do with whether it is a good poll. All of the other options…

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HISTORY

How did the Columbian Exchange alter the lives of people in Europe?

The largest positive effect of the cultural exchange between the Old and New World was in the area of agricultural production. Europe was introduced to vital agricultural products that would shape…

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SCIENCE

If both sex and somatic cells have sex chromosomes, how are they different?…

A sex cell is formed as a result of meiotic cell division–a reduction division that produces a haploid sex cell from the parent’s diploid body cell inside a gonad. Because it is haploid, it will…

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MATH

What are vectors?

A vector is defined as an object that has both magnitude and direction. Geometrically if you have to picture a vector as a directed line segment, the length will represent the magnitude of the…

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

What modern social movements used Bill Moyer’s MAP model for Organizing Social Movements?

The most prominent example of a U.S.-based social movement that used the MAP model for social change is the American Civil Rights Movement. MAP is an eight-step process beginning with the…

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THE HELP

In Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help, who is the maid?

In Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help, Aibileen is the maid. She is an African American woman who both cleans the house and cares for the children of her employers. Her position at the time of the…

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HISTORY

How much freedom did Elizabethan women have?

Despite having a female monarch, Elizabethan England was a male-dominated society in which women were generally regarded as second-class citizens. In terms of freedom, women were always under the…

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HISTORY

How did the Civil War effect the south emotionally?

The Civil War impacted the South emotionally in several ways. The first way it impacted the South was they had to admit to being defeated in the Civil War. The southern people and leaders put…

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THE TELL-TALE HEART

When does “The Tell-Tale Heart” take place?

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It is uncertain in which time period the story takes place, though it may very well be the time period in which it was written (the story…

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THE SCARLET IBIS

In “The Scarlet Ibis,” is the narrator a developing or dynamic character?

A dynamic character goes through some sort of change or awareness in their beliefs or understanding of their own culpability in a situation. The narrator, Brother, in “The Scarlet Ibis,” is…

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HISTORY

Why did Chaucer believe that the church was corrupt?

Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most English writers of the Middle Ages and lived during a period of great religious upheaval. Chaucer’s era was dominated by the Great Schism, when two men claimed…

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THE YEARLING

In The Yearling, how is Fodder-Wing different from the rest of the Forresters?

The Forrester boys are not all alike, but they are typically very strong and healthy. They love to hunt and have an incredible capacity for work. Fodder-Wing is different partly because he has…

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SCIENCE

Super – Quiz A 45.0 N block is resting on a table. The coefficients of friction for the…

The weight of the block = 45 N = Normal force on the block When we try to move the block, static friction will oppose the motion. The motion will not take place until the force applied is…

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ANIMAL FARM

In Animal Farm, why does Snowball turn against the ideals of the Revolution and try to sabotage…

Snowball, was in fact, innocent. He was a victim of Napoleon’s propaganda and manipulation. He was actually more committed to the revolutionary ideal than any other animal on the farm. It was he…

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MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR

Contrast Okeke and Nnaemeka’s views concerning tradition.

Nnaemeka is more open-minded than his father and does not adhere to the strict limitations of tradition. Instead of marrying the woman that his father chose, Nnaemeka gets engaged to Nene. Although…

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THE KITE RUNNER

Who is Zaman? What terrible thing does he allow, and how does he defend his actions?

Zaman is the director of the orphanage where Amir hopes to find Sohrab. Unfortunately, when he gets there he learns that Sohrab is gone. The terrible thing that Zaman allowed was the giving of…

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SCIENCE

A 6000 kg helicopter is lifting a 1200 kg car with a cable. The helicopter is accelerating…

Hello! As for many such problems, the significant part is to draw a correct free-body diagram. Please look at the picture attached. Every force has its cause in a body (or field). Bodies involved…

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SCIENCE

How might a geologist study the history of earth?

There are a variety of ways a geologist can study the earth’s history. The most obvious, and arguably the most fun for a field geologist, is simply going out into the world and making observations….

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SCIENCE

What models are used in earth science?

A scientific model is an invaluable tool to help us visualize the truth as it pertains to some phenomena under study. Some of the primary models that are used in Earth Science include the…

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THE GIVER

Giving the memoies to Jonas seems to have two contradictory effects on the Giver. What are they?

Based on the Giver’s reaction to transmitting the first memory in Ch. 11, it appears that he feels both tired and relieved. First, it takes a lot of energy to transmit a memory, especially the…

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MACBETH

Shakespeare’s Macbeth begins with three witches chanting “fair is foul and foul is fair”…

[Please note that eNotes educators can only answer one question per posting. Should you have additional questions, please post them separately. Thank you.] In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the witches’…

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FAHRENHEIT 451

In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, what are some similarities between Clarisse and Montag ?

When Clarisse and Montag first meet in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, they have nothing in common. Clarisse’s questions regarding Montag—his job, his ideas and even the quality of his life—are the…