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In addition to its theme, an initial element in Fahrenheit 451 to discuss is the main characters. At the start of the novel, Guy Montag enjoys destroying mankind’s history. The class needs to feel outraged by his mindlessly burning the literature of the ages. However, his satisfaction with his work is a façade he’s adopted all his life. He meets a seventeen-year-old who makes him realize that he is, in fact, deeply unhappy. Clarisse McClellan represents what teachers dream about—a…..
This is another adventure story with an exciting setting that resonates well with young high school students. James Ullman, one of the first Americans to climb Mount Everest, may have based some details in “Top Man” on George Mallory’s fateful climb up Mount Everest in 1924. Mallory was a British mountaineer who climbed Everest, although it is not known whether he reached the summit. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man known to have ascended to Everest’s summit in 1953……
