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Harmful but enticing 

What is Insidious?

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 Beatty called books these:

What is Traitors? (107)

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Teenagers' favorite pasttimes.
What is driving too fast, killing people, sports, or destroying things.
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The mechanical hound is described as both dead and alive. 

Mildred is described as both dead and alive. 

Mildred and Montag's home is described as both "not empty" and "empty" ( 11-12).  

These are examples the literary technique:

What is Paradox ?

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"Lets have your hands in sight Montag. Not that we don't trust you, understand, but-" (105) 

Who is Beatty?

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an immeasurable deep space 

What is abyss?

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The robotic 'creature'  that fills Montag with fear and guilt. Contains a needle in its snout to inject a paralyzing drug. Symbolizing the government's weaponized technology and oppressive control over citizens. 



Description:

What is the mechanical hound.

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The first American fireman.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
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Common techniques used in Satire

Irony, Exaggeration, Parody 

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"Mr. Montag, you are looking at a coward."
Who is Faber?
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Unit of length equaling 6 feet 

What is Fathom 

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It was suggested that Clarisse died in this manner.

What is got his by a car?

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Faber says society "needs" this.

What is knowledge?

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Mildred's favorite 'family' member / tv show.
What is the White Clown.
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"My 'family' is people. They tell me things: I laugh, they laugh!"
Who is Mildred?
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Harsh or discordant sounds

What is Cacophony?

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The test Clarisse uses to tell if someone is in love.
What is rubbing a dandelion under your chin?
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The three things Faber says are missing from society.

What is quality of information, the leisure to digest it, and the right to act based on the first two.

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Montag read this poem to Mildred and her friends, which showed them their ignorance.
What is "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold.
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"I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always use to be that way? My uncle says no.
Who is Clarisse?
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An opinion contrary to accepted beliefs 

What is heresy?

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The firemen's job is to ensure the peoples' ________________
What is happiness?
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Fahrenheit 451 expects its citizens to be _________________.
What are conformists?
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This is the most powerful weapon Beatty uses against Montag's doubts about books.

What is Literature? 

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"How're your children, Mrs. Phelps?"
Who is Montag?