Read this passage from "Notes of a Native Son, in which the narrator reflects on his father
In my mind's eye I could see him, sitting at the window,
locked up in his terrors; hating and fearing every living soul
including his children who had betrayed him, too, by
reaching toward the world which had despised him.
In what way does this scene show one of the central ideas of Jamas
Baldwin's essay?
A. The scene shows how betrayal destroys a person so utterly, he
cannot recover.
B. The scene shows how people hold on to hatred and let it
overshadow everything
C. The scene shows how fear, not anger and jealousy, is the leading
cause of hatred,
OD. The scene shows that the world has little concern for people's
beliefs.

This scene shows how people hold onto hatred and let it overshadow everything. A P E X

Explanation:

The irony is that, based on what we know about Mildred, she does not understand herself.

Explanation:

Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury about a future American society, where books are forbidden.

The main character in the story, Mildred, is obsessed with television and avoids confronting her life. She even attempted to kill herself by overdosing on sleeping pills. She is obviously suffering.

In part two, Montag encourages her to read some books that he managed to steal. Montag opens a book and reads the following line - 'That favorite subject, Myself.' Mildred replies "I understand that one." The irony in her reply is that she obviously does not understand herself. If she understood her feelings, she would have done something about them.