#29

29. Montag mentions that he hears planes going overhead while he and Mildred are reading (93). How can books help “get us half out of the cave?”

Answer: It's usually too loud to hear the planes because of the Seashells and the blaring parlor walls. Reading allows for quiet and opens our eyes to the world around us. The planes represent the war that is going on around the people and that they aren't paying attention to.

--Ms. Gharda' Period 4 Class