Montag's Character
At the beginning of the book, Montag says this about burning books.
Who says, "It was a pleasure to burn"?
This is the type of conflict Montag has with himself.
What is man vs. man / inner conflict?
Define hearth.
A brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace.
What happened when Mildred took the sleeping pills?
She overdosed.
Personification is...
Giving an inanimate object human like qualities.
This is a person Montag meets on the corner of the street late one night.
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
This is the type of conflict Montag has with society.
What is man vs. society?
Define kerosene.
A flammable liquid.
What happened in a Seattle firehouse?
Someone set the mechanical hound on the firehouse.
A comparison between two unlike things.
This is the secret Montag has kept from his wife the past year.
What is hiding books in the air vent?
This is the type of conflict Montag is having with Mildred.
What is man vs. man?
Define peculiar.
distinctive, different from the norm, odd
She died, speculated to have been killed by the government.
A simile is...
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
This is what causes him to go mad.
Clarisse asking, "Are you happy?"
By keeping books in the house, he puts both of their lives at risk.
Define mausoleum
A large tomb
Describe Mildred's reaction to realizing Montag had a book in his pillowcase.
She tries to ask him about it, but when she is yelled at, she leaves and slams the door.
An allusion is...
A reference to another work of literature or media.
This firehouse call affected Montag the most.
Who is the old lady who set herself on fire?
Describe Beatty's conflict with books.
It all says nothing!
Define dismay
Describe Montag's plan for himself and Mildred at the end of part one.
Montag plans to figure out what happened to Clarisse/society at large with the help of Mildred by reading the books.
What is this an example of:
"Ms. DeMartino is so unc, she is one thousand years old!"
Hyperbole.