Monday, February 27, 2012

What two items were exchanged before Montag left the professor's house in Fahrenheit 451?

After his reunion with Professor Faber, Montag receives a
gift of sorts from him in the form of a "Seashell", a tiny device that he can
communicate with the Professor through.  Using it, he can hear the Professor coach him
through his actions, and Faber can hear Montag when he speaks.  It is supposed to help
them start a revolution in thinking, but things don't quite go as
planned.


The other item is a gift from Montag to Faber in
the form of a Bible.  Montag had rescued it from a house he had been sent to burn, and
since it wasn't even known if there were any bibles left in existence, Faber receives it
as a treasured gift, and vows to preserve it in the heads of other professors who commit
entire books to memory.

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