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Who is the protagonist of Fahrendheit 451
Guy Montag
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What is the name of Montag's Wife?
Mildred
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What is the name of the girl that Montag meets on the way home from work?
Clarisse McLennan
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What is the name of Montag's boss at the fire house?
Beatty
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What do firemen do in Fahrenheit 451?
They burn books because they are illigal to read.
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Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury
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What is the name of the first part of Fahrenheit 451?
The Hearth and the Salamander
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Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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What is the theme of part one of Fhrenheit 451
Censorship
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How did Montag feel about burning books at the beginnng of the novel.
He enjoyed it, it gave him a great sense of satisfaction.
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What is a metaphor
Comparing two things not useing the words 'like' or 'as.'
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What did Beatty say a fireman has to do if he takes a book home?
He can keep it for 24 hours and then has to burn it or the other firemen will.
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What is a simile?
a figure of speach that compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as.'
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Define the term Characteriztion
Conveying a characters personality, life history, values, etc
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Define genra
the style or category of a story
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Define the word theme.
The main idea or messages conveyed by the piece
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Define the word conflict
A struggle between opposing forces, which is the driving force of a story
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Define the word symbol
Specific objects or images used to represent something
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Define the word plot
The sequence of events in a story
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Why does Beatty come to the house to see Montag?
Beatty comes to the house because he knows that Montag is not sick and that he suspects him of stealing books. He knows that Montag is acting differently and is changing his way of thinking.
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Explain how Clarisse changed Montag's way of thinking?
She asked him if he was happy, questioned him on his life and society etc.
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Explain why the Old Lady not leaving her house when the firemen came to burn it bothered Montag
He did not understand why someone would die for books. He started to think about why society is keeping books from people. etc
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Explain why Mildred's overdose botherd Montag.
IT bothered him becasue the people that came to help Mildred were just technisions, they were not doctors because people over dosed several times a night and they could not be sending out doctors all the time. He started to think about his society and how people are not happy.
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Explain the character Montag
He is the protagonist of the story, he is a fireman who at the beginnig of the book enjoys burning books. He then meets a girl named Clarisse who askes him "are you happy?" this makes hime think and he realises he is not happy. He is married to Mildred. THrough the first part of the book he realises that he is not happy and his society is messed up and he then starts stealing books and reading them.
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Give me a summary of the first part of Fahrenheit 451
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