Main Characters
He is the protagonist and a fireman who begins questioning society.
Montag
At the start of the book, Montag meets this character on his walk home.
Clarisse
This bird symbolizes rebirth and appears at the end of the novel.
The Phoenix
This is the job of firemen in Montag's world.
Burn books
At the start, fire represents this emotion or idea.
Destruction or control
This teenage girl opens Montag's eyes by asking if he's happy.
Clarisse McClellan
Montag steals one of these from a house during a fire call.
a book
These creatures represent the government's deadly control and surveillance.
This type of technology keeps people constantly entertained.
Parlor walls(Tv walls)
Montag begins to see fire as this later in the book.
Warmth or community
A former English professor who helps Montag learn to think for himself.
Faber
Montag witnesses this tragic event when an old woman refuses to leave her home.
Her choosing to die with her books
The seashell radios Mildred wears symbolize this theme.
Society fears books becuase they believe they cause this.
Unhappiness or conflict
The fire at Montag's house is symbolic because it represents this event for him.
His break from society
She attempts suicide early in the book and spends her days with TV walls.
Mildred
Captain Beatty forces Montag to do this to his own house.
Burn it down
Burning books represents this core idea of the book.
A censorship
The governement discourages critical thinking by banning this.
Books or reading
The old woman uses fire to send this message to the government.
That ideas are worth dying for.
The fire chief who defends the burning of books uses quotes from books.
Captain Beatty
Montag escapes the mechanical hound by doing this.
Running to the river and letting the water hide his scent.
The river represents this turning point for Montag.
Cleansing or transformation
The war hinted throughout the book finally results in this major event.
The destruction of the city
The fire at the end of the book represents this future possibility.
Renewal or rebuilding society