Characters
Who helps Montag escape the city?
Who is Faber
“We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while.”
Who is Faber
What major theme is shown through the burning of books?
What is censorship
What does Montag do after fleeing the city?
What is following the railroad/river into the countryside?
Fire symbolizes destruction, but later it also symbolizes this.
What is warmth, survival, or rebirth?
Which character becomes increasingly suspicious of Montag?
Who is Captain Beatty
“There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine…”
Who Is Montag
Montag’s growing unhappiness represents this theme.
What is the search for identity
What happens to Beatty?
He is killed by Montag using the flamethrower.
The river most strongly symbolizes what for Montag?
What is cleansing/escape/rebirth?
Who betrays Montag by reporting him?
Who is Mildred
This character constantly uses literature and quotations while criticizing books.
The society in the novel values entertainment over this.
What is critical thinking
Why does Montag visit Faber
What is to seek help understanding books and escaping
Books symbolize what in the novel?
What is knowledge, truth, or freedom?
Which group memorizes books to preserve knowledge?
Who are the “Book people”
“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies…”
Who is Granger
What theme is shown by the “book people” memorizing literature?
What is preservation of knowledge/hope for the future?
What distraction does the government create during Montag’s escape?
What is a police hunt
The Mechanical Hound represents what?
What is government control/fear/technology used for oppression?
This former English professor teaches Montag how society lost interest in books.
Who is Faber
Which quote shows Montag beginning to value knowledge over entertainment?
Beatty argues that books make people unhappy because they create this.
What is conflicting ideas/unequal thinking
Why is another man killed on television instead of Montag?
What is to maintain the illusion that the government always wins.
Phoenix imagery symbolizes this idea.
What is rebirth after destruction