Characters
Montag refers to Clarisse's face as __________. He does this because ____________________.
What is a mirror? Why she seems to reflect his own identity and self.
Granger's meaning behind telling Montag to "hold onto one thought: You're not important. You're not anything."
Our lives matter less than the lives of future generations we may help.
The literary device used when Montag is floating down the river to convey a heightened awareness of his new surroundings.
Imagery
Montag realizes that he and Mildred barely know each other, thinking about the “wall between them,” even in marriage.
Loss of Human Connection
Dual symbol: destruction under the firemen, but also warmth and hope in a new beginning.
Fire
Describe Montag's internal conflict throughout the book.
He is torn between a fear of punishment for being caught with books and an overwhelming curiosity to read them.
The meaning behind Montag telling Faber: "“I don’t want to change sides and just be told what to do. There’s no reason to change if I do that.”
He wants to think for himself rather than let someone else do it for him.
The following line is an example of this literary device:
"Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
Allusion
Captain Beatty insists books cause unhappiness and must be burned, quoting literature only to undermine it.
Knowledge vs. Ignorance
Reflection, self-examination, and the search for identity.
Mirror
Faber's reaction to Montag reading poetry to Mildred and her friends.
He warns Montag that this is not a good idea and urges him to stop.
The reason Guy feels that his hands are "infected" in part 1 of the book.
He cannot control the curiosity that drives him to steal books.
Name the literary device used when the audience is aware of Montag hiding a book behind his pillow when Captain Beaty comes to visit him after not attending work.
Dramatic Irony
Clarisse questions Montag about his happiness, saying, “Are you happy?” and notices the world in ways no one else does.
Conformity vs. Individuality
Symbols of knowledge, complexity, and human experience.
Books
One way in which Captain Beatty contradicts himself.
He believes that books are a waste of time, yet is extremely well-read.
The purpose of Beatty's allusion to "Old Montag wanted to fly to close to the son".
It is an allusion to Icarus and shows that he believes Montag to be foolishly overconfident and ambitious.
Clarisse and Mildred are examples of this literary device.
Character Foil
Mildred spends her days with her “family” on the parlor walls and listens to seashell radios, avoiding real conversation with Montag.
Technology and Alienation
A tool of oppression, fear, and violence controlled by the government.
Mechanical Hound
The name of the man Montag meets after escaping the city, his mission, and means of achieve it.
Granger and his group believe their mission is to share stories that they have memorized from burned books to help bring them comfort and knowledge upon the end of the war.
1. Quality of Information
2. Leisure to digest the ideas found in the books
3. The right to act on information and ideas
Names three things that symbolism Mildred's escape from reality.
1. Television
2. Seashells
3. Pills
Montag hides and reads books despite the law, later declaring, “We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while.”
Censorship
A place of cleansing and transformation where Montag finds peace.
River