Fahrenheit 451
What does the quotation suggest about the effect that the day’s events will have on Montag?
Reread what the old woman says when the firemen arrive to burn her library: “Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” Later, Beatty explains that the woman was quoting a sixteenth century British man named Latimer who was about to be burned at the stake for heresy—having an opinion or belief that goes against religious doctrine or teachings. Explain the connection between Latimer’s situation and the old woman’s. What does the quotation suggest about the effect that the day’s events will have on Montag?