When the firemen first enter the old woman’s house, why does captain beatty slap the old woman?

a)

she is trying to run away.

b)

she is quoting books.

c)

she refuses to answer his questions.

d)

she is his wife, who has been found cheating on him.

Captain Beatty slapped the old woman because she refused to answer his questions .

Explanation:

In Fahrenheit 451, Captain Beatty slaps the woman as she does not reveal the location of the book. Because she knew that if they find the books, they would burn them down. Yet, they had a tip from the neighbour where she hides the book. So, captain Beatty’s men went to the attic and started burning the books. Where Montag steals a book. Both Beatty and Montag insists the woman to leave the house which she refuses.  

answer

answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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