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     Before Montag meets Clarisse, his sixteen-year old neighbor, he's much like a robot who just burns books. The only things he does is go to work, deals with his suicidal wife, and has his own world of technology where watching Tv is all he does at home but he never really notices what he is actually doing. Clarisse gets him out of his "world" and makes him see all the good in life that's around him. Even though she does all of this indirectly, she inspires him to take big steps.     Like a novelist, Clarisse is aware of the world that she lives in. In conversations with Montag, she shows him how she observes society, loves nature, and reflects off of what she sees. She shares her insights with people while expressing wonderment at the way people talk to each other without actually talking about something meaningful. She shares metaphors comparing the rain to wine and fallen leaves to cinnamon. She displays curiosity about other people's motivations and lives...

 The plot of The Outsiders is a teen gang also known as the Greasers that lives in the beat up part of Oklahoma. The Greasers who are poor have a rival who are known as The Socials who are very wealthy. Greasers Ponyboy and Johnny get into a fight that ends with a Social dying, after that, the boys are forced to go into hiding. The themes in The Outsiders was a gap between the rich and poor, violence, and honor. I imagine the authors morning routine as getting up early, drinking coffee, meditating, eating breakfast, something light, not too heavy. The author uses alliteration, foreshadowing, hyperboles, irony, personification, similes, and metaphors in the novel. When it comes down to the novel, S.E. Hinton uses a large variety of figurative language.

10-13-20 I think we do less of the things that we used to do when we were younger because we are more mature now and perhaps we just find those things boring. Especially with the technology that we have nowadays, most kids/teens choose to be on their devices rather than going outside to play with their friends. 10-23-20 An important decision I had to make was whether I wanted to keep playing basketball or football. I chose to continue playing football because most of my friends were playing football and in my opinion, it's more of a fun sport then basketball. 11-18-20 First impressions are important because most people are only going to meet you one time and remember you for a certain reason.

1. He chose this title because The Salamander is a symbol of the firemen. 2. The reader can assume that he likes his job as a fireman but also loves to burn books. 3. The hose was meant to be describes as getting rid of books. This is positive because Montag is happy when it comes down to getting rid of books. 4. The number is important because 451 is the temperature of what they use to burn the books. 5. She is first described as a lot different than other people. 6. Those names are significant because it shows how they are living the way they are today. 7. Clarisse questions him in a serious tone and Montag is confused because he doesn't know whether he's happy or sad. 8. Montag learned that Clarisse talks to her family a lot, she rarely uses technology, and she is open minded. 9. "She had a thin face" and "What an incredible power of identification." The comparison he makes is Clarisse being happy even though she has been through certain things. 10. He re...

 The way that fire is described is by fire symbolizing destruction. It is destructive because the number 451 symbolizes fire, not only do the "firemen" burn books, but fire symbolizes destruction.

 The effect of Clarisse showing up is because she has a transformative effect on Montag meaning she represents life and she shows him how dull his life has become. My first impression of Clarisse is she's crazy because that is how she describes herself.

 My first impression of Guy Montag is a "fireman". He isn't an actual fireman, his actual job is to burn books and the buildings that the books are found in. My reasoning for this being my first impression is because the book opens with him burning books.