Fahrenheit 451 Unit 3 Study Guide

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Narrator 1- It is currently 1775 in the month of April and Elisha Connors and her husband, minuteman Archibald Connors, were sleeping soundly in their home in the town of Lexington. Narrator 2 - It was late on a cold night. Startled by the sudden outburst coming from outside, Elisha wakes up to the noise of a man at the front door of her house. Elisha- Runs to the door and sees Paul Revere Paul Revere- I have come to warn lexington. The British are coming. He says tensely Narrator 2- Archibald is awoken by his ikred wifes footsteps. Archibald- He grabs his musket and heads for the door. He forcefully points his musket to Paul. Based on the fact that he is here this late at night, Archibald was able to infer what the news was. Narrator 1- …show more content…

Scene 2 Narrator 1- It is the next morning. Elisha is making Archibald something to eat for breakfast while he sits at the table. Archibald- It is a disgrace! Why should I be taxed on something that already costs a lot of money as it is! He exclaims as he slams his cup of tea on the table in anger. Elisha- Well this is what we are fighting for isn’t it? Freedom from that shame of a country, Great Britain. Archibald- Laughs in disgust. Now Elisha, don’t say “we”. We both know that the women of this country don’t do anything for us. Waste. We would be far better off if it was just the men who did the hard work and if the women just backed off. Elisha- Pardon? If we were entitled to be able to fight or take part in bigger conflicts, this country would be far more economic and militarily stable. Archibald- Ha! If you say so. Let’s see a women try to fight now a days. She would just make a fool of herself. Elisha- Smirks Well I guess we will have to see about that. Narrator 2- Elisha stops making Archibald his food and walks upstairs to the bedroom Elisha- Angrily pulls up a wooden floorboard out of the flooring to reveal a box that was hidden underneath. Inside was 2 guns, and a uniform fit for a soldier. This will

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