Well for the first question i’d ask how different things were compared to now
Answer:
"Dreams" revolves around two major metaphors. The speaker compares life after the loss of dreams to "a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly" and "a barren field / Frozen with snow." The first metaphor is bleak and the second even more so.
Explanation:
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I Assumed you are referring to the story, "FAHRENHEIT 451
" by Ray Bradbury
Interestingly, we see the conversation that transpired on page 61 of the text. There Montag was indirectly referring to the many "educated" individuals who due to their not having a home, sought refuge along the train tracks.
So in other words, he was alluding to the fact tha<u>t even though lots of persons had University degrees, they were unfortunate and lived along the rail tracks in the city.</u>