Synopsis: Guy and Clarisse meet again, in the rain. Clarisse has a dandelion and does the thing where if you rub it on your chin it says you are in love. She does this to Montag and it does not rub. Clarisse claims this as a sign Guy is not in love, and he denies profusely. At the firehouse, it talks about the mechanical hound, and how it snaps at Guy (Even though it should only do what it is programmed to do). Guy tells the chief about this and the chief says the tech people will fix him. Guy and Clarisse end up meeting on the street everyday for a week. They talk about what Guy has noticed and how every one says Clarisse is anti-social in the eyes of society.
Symbols: How Clarisse is ‘Anti-social’: its ironic, because she talks to everyone and like to be around people. In this society, it appears that ‘social’ is staring at a tv all day.
The mechanical hound acting up: could be a foreshadow of the hound attacking Guy
The dandelion: It did not rub on Guy, and it was said to be a sign of not being in love. It is another hint that he and his wife are not happy.
Interesting discussion of "social" and "anti-social" and how it works in this society. Yes, Clarisse is anti-social when viewed from this society expectations, but is very "social" when viewed from ours.
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