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Rhetorical Devices in Fahrenheit 451
MODEL ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Taking one of the provided examples of ethos, pathos, or logos, complete the following worksheet which includes the “required analysis questions” students will answer in one of their Rhetorical Essay body paragraphs. Place the answers to these questions after the topic sentence in the body paragraph.
Selected Rhetorical Device: Pathos
Briefly describe the scene in which this rhetorical device occurs:
In “The Hearth and the Salamander,” Clarisse has a conversation with Montag, describing how she is perceptive about the natural world, how society seems to move too fast, and how people spend too much time watching television.
Choose a quotation that aligns with this selected rhetorical device and explain the quote:
Near the end of their walk together, Clarisse asks Montag whether he is happy (Bradbury 7). He didn’t have time to think about it, because she leaves to go home. However, later when he returns home to his cold, dark house, Montag realizes “He was not happy” and “the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask” (9). Montag’s mask had covered up his true thoughts and feelings about society and his own life, but she used the power of pathos to remove it from his face.
How is the selected scene from the novel a good representation of the rhetorical device?
This is a good representation of pathos because the author wants the reader to feel something about these characters.
What is the author trying to accomplish by utilizing this rhetorical device?
Bradbury wants us to feel just how empty and lonely Montag is compared to Clarisse’s happiness and peace. As a result, we form a bond with Montag, hoping he might open his heart and his mind in the coming chapters.
How does the use of this rhetorical device impact how we understand the relationship between one character or between two characters?
When Clarisse asks if Montag is happy, she is trying to connect with him on an emotional level. By using this device, we see past Montag’s outer mask and see what he is really feeling on the inside.
How does this rhetorical device impact our understanding of the broader plot?
More broadly, this is one of the most important moments in the novel. Up to this point, Montag has been setting houses on fire and following the orders of the fire department. Now, he takes his mask off for the first time and ponders whether there is more to life. This sets off a long series of changes in his character.
In the end, is the author’s use of the rhetorical device effective?
The author’s use of this device is effective because Montag is beginning to actually think real thoughts and feel real feelings for the first time.
Rhetorical Devices in Fahrenheit 451
Directions: Taking one of the provided examples of ethos, pathos, or logos, complete the following worksheet which includes the “required analysis questions” students will be answering in one of their Rhetorical Essay body paragraphs. Place the answers to these questions after the topic sentence in the body paragraph.
Briefly describe the scene in which this rhetorical device occurs:
Choose a quotation that aligns with this selected rhetorical device:
How is the selected scene from the novel a good representation of the rhetorical device?
What is the author trying to accomplish by utilizing this rhetorical device?
How does the use of this rhetorical device impact how we understand the relationship between one character or between two characters?
How does this rhetorical device impact our understanding of the broader plot?
In the end, is the author’s use of the rhetorical device effective?
