Firemen
Characters
The Mechanical Hound
Symbolism
100

This is the number on Montag's helmet and the temperature at which paper catches fire.

What is 451?

100

Antihero, fireman, main character.

Who is Guy Montag?

100

Guy Montag is scared of the Hound because of this.

What is it threatened him?

100

Symbol of firemen of an creature that can withstand flames.

What is a Salamander?

200

Instead of extinguishing these, firemen in this society start them.

What are fires?

200

This 17 year old girl likes walking in the rain.

Who is Clarisse McClellan?

200

During dull nights, the firemen use the hound to do this.

What is releasing small animals like rats, chickens, and cats into the firehouse area-way to see which one the Hound kill first?

200

Creature that can rise from the ashes.

What is a Pheonix?


300

This creature that can endure fire (in myths) is the official symbol of the firemen, worn on Montag's arm.

What is a salamander?

300

This woman is always absorbed in sound that she absorbs none of.

Who is Mildred Montag? 

300

This is the amount of legs the Hound has.

What is 8?

300

The item that told Montag he didn’t love his wife.

What is a dandelion 

400

According to the firemen's official rulebook, this American historical figure was the first fireman.


Who is Benjamin Franklin?

400

She chose to burn alive to stay with her books.

Who is the old lady?

400

To program the Hound to track a specific target, the firemen input this unique identifier into its system.

What is a chemical complex? (Such as amino acids, sulfur, and alkaline combinations)

500
These are the people Beatty quotes after the old woman's house burns down.


Who are Ridley and Latimer?

500

These characters pump Mildreds stomach and replaces her blood.

Who are the EMT handymen?

500

The Hound kills its targets with this drug.

What is procaine?

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