You need to write the main idea of each paragraph of the story and if all the mean ideas are about the same topic then you got the main or central idea of the story.
Answer: The military has to work as hard as or harder than the terrorists.
Explanation:
basically the sentence says that terrorists are working hard to go against freedom so the military has to work as hard or maybe even harder to stop them.
The significance of this quote is Montag's realization of what his job is actually about and what it implies. He became a fireman because he was meant to. However, he is now haunted by this new feeling and does not know anymore what is right and what is wrong.
1. opinionated
2. Illegible
3. Mediocre
4. Usurp
5. trite
I'm sorry if any of these are wrong
