Answer:
Let's assume a story takes place in a cold, dark, gloomy, tall and ominous house. We can infer that something bad is going to happen, given the author's description, and the mood that the house is displayed in. If the house is stated to be bright, colorful, short-built and cheerful, the reader would not expect anything to happen that may cause suspense, fright, etc.
The mood being shown here is pleasure and fulfillment. As the author talks about Montag he uses words such as amazing conductor. This shows how Montag enjoys his job, enjoys and takes pleasure into burning books. The author has Montag mock the burning books by saying he wants to shove a marshmallow on a stick in the furnace while they’re burning. Another reason could be when the author says a symbolic helmet numbered 451 showing that this is his duty and it’s his job to burn books.
Context clues are clues in the text that surround a word. You can use them to understand the meaning of the word.
Another example besides the one provided is “She thought the computer was profitless, but it turned out to be very <em>valuable</em>.”
Using context clues such as the word “<em>valuable</em>,” you can get a good idea of what the word “profitless” means.
