Setting
Characters
Quotes
Themes
Events
100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

One of the emergency workers that come to save Mildred is seen doing this, which greatly offends Montag.

Smoking

100

This character is obsessed with a digital interactive television.

Mildred

100

"Are you happy?"

Clarisse

100

We can clearly see Montag is changing because he is doing a lot more of this... he learned it from Clarisse.

Asking questions

100

Mildred is found by Montag at the beginning of the novel suffering from this phenomenon, requiring her to be treated by Emergency personnel. 

Overdose

200

Montag gets freaked out every time these come screaming past his house.

Bombers / Jets / Planes

200

This character realizes that everyone at their job looks similar to them.

Montag

200

"I'm inclined to believe you need the psychiatrist" 

Montag

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

"... war may be declared at any hour. This country stands ready defends its..." is a muffled line Montag hears at this location.

The firehouse.

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Montag says that this combustible liquid smells like perfume to him.

Kerosene

300

Clarisse described these things as being 40 foot long so people can see them moving at high speeds.

Billboards

300

This character hates what they're required to do on a daily basis, so they decide just not to go and wander instead.

Clarisse

300

"These fanatics always try suicide, the pattern is familiar"

Captain Beatty

300

Captain Beatty claims that rather than be concerned or involved with trivial things like politics, people in society would rather be this state of emotion.

Happy

300

Clarisse claims that if you rub a dandelion under your chin and it leaves a yellow mark, it means you were experiencing this emotion in your life. 

Love

400

Benjamin Franklin was noted in the Firemen Rule Book to have been the first to burn books during this era in American History.

The Revolutionary War era

400

This character lives in a warm comfortable house and has conversations with his housemates during the night.

The Uncle / Clarisse's Uncle

400

"We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."

Captain Beatty OR The Old Women

400

Montag recalls a conversation he had with Clarisse where she asked why this thing didn't exist anymore; a place commonly used for families to sit and talk.

Front porches

400
A firemen claims that this thing was used as method of suicide.

Mechanical Hound

500

Beatty claims that these activities are good for group spirit, fun, and organization.

Sports

500

This character was met by the protagonist in a park, where they had a conversation.

Faber OR the old man

500

"She was simple-minded."

"That's water under the bridge."

Mildred

500

Beatty repeats this word in repetition during his rant. It refers to a type of magazine that's condensed or shortened to make it quicker to read.

Digests

500

Captain Beatty claims that Montag has this amount of time to return any contraband books before the firemen show up to burn them.

24 Hours

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