A mother needs to put her childrens needs ahead of her own
the answer is
to....breath
"required him <em>to</em><em> </em>hold his <em>breath</em><em> </em>for three minutes"
I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 in a very long time, but I do remember this part. I think a possible reason as to why the author does this is to start creating conflict and introduce the real turning point of the story, when we find out what the real problem is. Hope this helped.
C and e if it is an analysis.
Brutus is highly respected, and Cassius knows that joining with Brutus will give the conspirators credibility.
<span>That is the answer. I've studied it before so I'm 100% sure. </span>
<span>Cassius thinks that if Brutus joins they'll have a better chance at convincing the people that they were right since Brutus is honorable, and people listen to him.
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