Based on prior mythological knowledge, I can make the accurate assumption that the salamander is incorporated for its connotations relating to fire and flame-retardant capabilities. Salamanders where most closely related to the mythological creature known as the dragon, infamous in folk lore for its fire breathing capabilities. It would be plausible that Guy would have a tattoo, to symbolize his resistance to flame and being burnt.
Describe Montag at the beginning of the novel. Do you think he's a hero? Why/not?
Montag by my standards is certainly not a hero. At least no proof of him being so has been shown in the text thus far. He is a conformist. But he is also doing what he needs to survive. In his defense, based on his lack of knowledge of the past, it is safe to say this way of life is all he has ever known, Something I found interesting about his character, is that he is a "living" contradiction to the statement "ignorance is bliss." Although he is beginning to embody the statement "curiosity killed the cat."
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