Quote Response

Author's note: I wrote this piece in response of the book, Fahrenheit 451. I chose the quote, ""Go on," said the woman, and Montag felt himself back away and away out the door , after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track some evil snail to respond to.

 "Go on," said the woman, and Montag felt himself back away and away out the door , after Beatty, down the steps, across the lawn, where the path of kerosene lay like the track some evil snail.

Ray Bradbury put this quote in the book because he wanted to show that Montag had an uneasy feeling about leaving the woman in the house to burn with her books. It tells about him following Beatty down and out of the house. At the end of the quote he added a simile comparing the path of kerosene to the track of an evil snail. This simile really shows that from the eyes of Montag, kerosene is an evil thing and that he doesn't believe it is right to burn books and homes, let alone people. 

I believe this quote is a turning point in the book. It shows Montag questioning the point and reason for burning books. He starts searching for books and the meaning in them. He wants to find the point for the burning and when it started. He also questions about being happy in his life. He knows something is wrong in his relationship with his wife. This single quote changes Montag's mind about his spouse, his job, and in general his happiness.