At first, Clarisse tells Montag that she's 17 and, later, she admits that she'll be 17 next month. She says, "I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane." First, decide whether you think her uncle is right - is there a special kind of insanity in 17 year olds? Explain your answer. Second, given the world that Montag and Clarisse live in, how might the uncle's advice be seen as practical and wise? Explain this answer, too.

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Sunshine

27 March, 15:28

At first, Clarisse tells Montag that she's 17 and, later, she admits that she'll be 17 next month. She says, "I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane." First, decide whether you think her uncle is right - is there a special kind of insanity in 17 year olds? Explain your answer. Second, given the world that Montag and Clarisse live in, how might the uncle's advice be seen as practical and wise? Explain this answer, too.

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Erika Day · Answer 1

ok so I have no idea but what I do think is that they are talking about how seventeen year olds are crazy because they are young and that they are going to make mistakes and people have to get over it

Monique · Answer 2

I strongly believe that is nothing wrong in telling the others that you are seventeen or that you are going to achieve that age. In my opionion, teenagers have to go through different stages in which they feel identified with certain moods. It doesnt mean they are insane but rather, they have what is approppriate for their age. In conclusion, the uncle tried to tell the girls there isn't nothing wrong in telling people that they are almost seventeen.