Due Tuesday 1/23 - Fahrenheit 451 pp. 71-80

Question A. What does Montag mean when he says that books "point, one way or another, to Clarisse?"

I think what Montag means when he says that books "point, one way or another, to Clarisse" is because Clarisse seems to know alot about things that an average person would not know right off the top of their head. I mean how could someone get so smart just from knowing ordinary facts. There is the possibility of them learning things from watching TV, but I don't think so. She also could have gained knowledge from attending school. She must be reading books, thats how she knows alot of what she's talking about. She's obviously more intelligent than Montag because when she asked him "was it true that back then firemen put out fires?", Montag said that that was not true. Thats one reason why Montage thinks that books point one way or another to Clarisse!