Characters & Relationships
They are Guy Montag's seventeen year-old neighbor that enjoys to walk around her neighborhood, connect with nature, and communicate with others.
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
What is stagnant?
Montag uses these metaphors and imagery to describe this person : "..., was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it. It was not the hysterical light of electricity but-what? But the strangely comfortable and rare and gently flattering light of the candle."
(Bradbury, 5)
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
This character takes pride in his work done at the firehouse, stating that "it was a pleasure to burn".
Who is Guy Montag?
The approximate temperature a book catches fire and burns.
What is 451°F?
Their relationship is distant and disconnected despite being together for ten years.
Who are Guy Montag and Mildred Montag?
A deep, thoughtful, and quiet state of sadness.
What is melancholy?
Montag had said that he wore his happiness like this object.
What is a mask?
This vehicle is used by Montag and the fellow firemen whenever there is an emergency.
What is the salamander?
Fahrenheit 451 is assumed to take place in this century.
Mid 21st century (around the 2050s)
They take pride in their job, but secretly questions it.
Who is Guy Montag?
To express strong disapproval or to judge something as wrong or unethical.
What is condemn?
These, which are depicted throughout the story, symbolize rebirth and resistance through fire, which are themes that seem pertinent to the story.
What are salamanders and pheonixes?
Firemen burn this illegal item instead of putting out fires.
What are books?
The destructive global event that is constantly referenced as an ongoing threat.
What is an atomic war?
Clarisse McClellan contributes a huge amount on Montag's character development. She ultimately drives him to steal these items.
What are books?
Having, showing, or feeling no to little emotion, interest, or excitement.
What is stolid?
When Montag uses personification in the quote "As he stood there the sky over the house screamed", he is describing
What are jet bombers?
This robotic creature sleeps in a kennel in the firehouse and threatens and shows hostility towards Montag.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
These activities that are considered odd in the society made Clarisse's family be considered "antisocial" or "peculiar" in the society.
What is walking around, noticing nature, and talking to each other?
Beatty is Montag's boss and fiercely enforces the burning of books, but he constantly quotes from this classic text to counter Montag's arguments.
What is the Bible?
A lively musical comedy stage show for families.
What is pantomime?
Throughout this section, Montag uses these words to not only describe the physical feeling but to also convey uneasiness and the way that he freezes when he is shocked or in fear.
What is cold?
During a card game at the firehouse between the firefighters, Montag asked this forbidden question.
Did the firemen put out fires instead of burning books in the past?
The massive, interaction TV screens that line up in the living room walls of Mildred and Montag's home.