1. Why would society make "being a pedestrian" a crime? (Clarisse tells Montag that her uncle was once arrested for this.)

Society would make being a pedestrrain a crime because the pedestrian isn't watching the parlor walls. This means they are not getting brain washed by society any more. If it's against the law to be a pedestrian it'll make every one stay inside and live in the fear of being criminalized by society. The fact that someone is arrested for being a pedestrian would put fear into plenty of people.

8. This part of the book is aptly named. Discuss the symbolism of the "sieve and the sand." Be sure to include examples as support (Faber offers quite a few).

"Sieve and the sand" is sybolically just stating that the words of the bible going through Montags mind. It is symbol of the words digging into his mind and showing him that everything he knows is wrong. It shows that the society has been lied to and that books and knowledge are very useful to gain power. So they use fireman to keep the power in there possession.