Censorship
ClueStudent ResponseThis government policy is the reason books go up in flames.
What is censorship?
This character’s curiosity and questions spark Montag’s awakening.
Who is Clarisse?
She watches the world, walks in the rain, and gets labeled “anti-social.”
Who is Clarisse?
She calls them her “family,” though they live in a screen.
Who are the parlour wall actors?
Montag’s disillusionment grows, and with it, so does this.
What is isolation?
In this dystopia, firemen don’t stop fires—they start them.
What is book burning?
Faber says books matter because of this invisible power inside them.
What is knowledge?
This is what Montag risks when he starts to question his job.
What is individuality?
These tiny devices deliver constant noise directly into your ears.
What are seashell radios?
Her overdose is met with apathy—her “friends” don’t even react.
Who is Mildred?
This character justifies censorship by claiming it keeps people happy.
Who is Captain Beatty?
As a child, Montag failed to fill this object with sand—just like his mind with ideas.
What is a sieve?
These women casually discuss politics and war with no real understanding.
Who are Mildred’s friends?
This constant distraction makes real conversation with Mildred nearly impossible.
What is television or technology addiction?
Bradbury’s world is full of fast cars and empty sidewalks—representing this.
What is a disconnected society?
This silent act of rebellion is committed by Montag at a fire scene.
What is stealing a book?
This household device floods minds with noise, not thought.
What is the parlour wall?
Their job title means enforcer of sameness through flames.
What are firemen?
This invention redefined leisure in the 1950s—and Bradbury wasn’t impressed.
What is television?
These outcasts live in the woods, away from the mechanical city.
Who are the Book People?
This mechanical enforcer sniffs out those who defy the rules.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
These rebels preserve knowledge by becoming the books themselves.
Who are the Book People?
This unlikely duo plot to undermine conformity with an earpiece and a plan.
Who are Montag and Faber?
This electronic beast blurs the line between law enforcement and terror.
What is the Mechanical Hound?
She walks out of his life, leaving him to question everything.
Who is Mildred?