Characters
The fireman who begins to question society's rules/main character
Who is Montag?
Fireman
What is the job in this society?
Stands for knowledge, freedom, and danger.
What are books?
Books are destroyed to prevent this.
What is knowledge or independent thinking?
Someone who obeys authority without question.
What is compliant?
Montags neighbor
Who is Clarisse?
What did Montag take from a home?
Represents destruction and control in the society.
What is fire?
Montag learns that this brings awareness and happiness.
What is questioning society or thinking critically?
Something clearly written or easy to understand.
What is lucid?
Montags wife
Who is Mildred?
Mildred overdosed on the pills
What happened to Mildred?
Shows Montag’s growing curiosity and personal change.
What is the phoenix or salamander?
The government keeps control through this type of entertainment.
What is television or mass media?
A tricky problem or puzzle.
What is a conundrum?
The fire chief
The fire chief
Who is Captain Beatty?
The group Montag finds outside the city that memorizes books
Who are the "book people" by the river
The machine used to hunt or scare people who break the rules.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
Bradbury warns that losing these harms society.
What are relationships or human connections?
Feeling uncomfortable about the flaws in society.
What is ambivalence?
An english professor who helps Montag understand books and ideas
Who is Faber?
The disaster that destroys the city near the end of the story
What is a bombing attack?
The river symbolizes this for Montag.
What is freedom or rebirth?
The story shows the struggle between following rules and doing this.
What is thinking for yourself or seeking truth?
Caring about others and their needs.
What is altruism?