Characters
Plot
Critical Lens
Fun Facts
100

Montag's 17 year old neighbor, static character

Who is Clarisse McClellan?

100

The firemen's primary job is this.

What is burning books?

100

History was like this during the time period it was written.

WW2 just ending and the great depression.

100

Ray Bradburys most famous book.

What is Fahrenheit 451?

200

Montag's Wife, and a significant event happens at the beginning of the story.

Mildred, she overdosed on her sleeping pills.

200

The robotic 'creature' that injects morphine into Montag's leg.

What is the mechanical hound?

200

The previous great depression and the advancements in technology and WW2 had just come to an end.

What influenced the authors writing of this book?

200

The main future idea being portrayed.

What is the idea of censorship?

300

Captain of the Fire Department

Who is Beatty?

300
Montag plants a book in this fireman's house and then calls it in.
Who is Mr. Black
300

How are gender roles shown throughout the book.

All of the firemen where male, woman did not play any significant roles in this book. 

300

The temperature books burn at.

What is 451 degrees fahrenheit?

400

The retired English Professor and his secret.

Who is Faber and what is his library of books?

400

Montag realizes this is an important takeaway from books.

The knowledge and diversity there is when reading books.

400

This pervaded the culture of both the 50s and Fahrenheit 451.

What is conformity?

400

The year this book was published.

When is 1953?

500

He is firefighter that burns books at the beginning and thought he changes and start to read and enjoy books.

How does Montag change throughout the story?

500

Montag learns this at the end of the book.

Change is a long and difficult process.

500

This advances society, but is shown in Fahrenheit 451 to actively hinder it as well.

The advances in technology.

500

The type of literature that Fahrenheit 451 is.

What is dystopian and futuristic?

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