Language Mechanisms
What is an example of figurative language in the text?
Find a simile, metaphor, personification, etc from the book
“One of [the machines] slid down into your stomach like a black cobra…” Simile
Who is Clarisse?
Montag's neighbor
Has ideas and likes to talk about them
Others think she is weird/ crazy
What were the parlor walls?
TV walls that people could interact with
What did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war was ended?
They wanted to learn from previous mistakes and always to remember.
Why did Montag take whiskey, a suitcase, and some of Faber's dirty clothes with him?
He needed some strong-smelling things to throw the dogs off his scent.
What is an example of foreshadowing in the novel?
Guy Montag thinking or glancing at the ventilator grill in his house
Clarisse saying kids her age kill
The fighter jets flying over the city
The mechanical hound growling at Montag
Where did Clarisse get most of her information about the way life used to be? Who told her about the past?
Her uncle
What kind of animal lives in the firehouse? How did it behave around Montag? How did Montag interpret this?
It was a hound. Montag thought it was programmed not to like him.
What kind of society has Granger and others created?
An underground society who memorize books word for word
"Rebellious Book Club"
What literature did Montag preserve?
the Book of Ecclesiastes
How does foreshadowing affect the time and sequence of the novel?
It gives subtle hints about what might happen next
What does Captain Beatty think of books? Why is this a contradiction?
He claims that books are utterly worthless, but he read many books
Who told Montag to burn the book of poetry in the wall incinerator in his home?
Faber
Where did Montag go after he killed Beatty?
He went to Faber's house
What was different about the fire Montag saw after leaving the river?
It was giving warmth and comfort, not destroying things.
What point of view is the book narrated in?
a third person omniscient voice
Who was Faber?
He was a retired English professor.
What took the place of books in this society?
Television and radio
Shorter and shorter abbreviated novels and stories
Sports and fun
What did Montag do after the captain had left his house?
He showed Mildred the books he had been stealing and hiding.
What bothers Montag the most about the woman’s who died with her books?
There must be a reason she would die for her books
What is the tone of the narrator in the novel?
Ironic
Dark
Depressing
Hopeful
Faber felt that three elements were missing from life. What were they?
Quality and texture of information
The satisfaction of choosing one's own job
Leisure time to think
Why does the Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of a doctor to treat patients?
They get multiple call per night. Anyone can run the technician-operated machines that had been developed to treat the patient.
In Parts I and II, what was Montag’s internal conflict?
A struggle to understand knowledge and individuality
Why did Montag initially go to see Faber at his house?
He wanted to get information about others who had books.