Characters
A firefighter that is unhappy, and questions his life
Who is Guy Montag
Clarisse’s uncle was arrested for
Why is being a pedestrian illegal?
This element is used by firemen to destroy the books
What is fire?
A type of figurative language is used here: “His wife stretched on the bed, uncovered and cold, like a body displayed on the lid of a tomb.”(Bradbury 7)
What is a simile?
The question clarisse asked him which made him think about his home and job life
What is the significance of the quote “Are you happy?” on page 7?
A forgetful character who overdoses on sleeping pills
Who is Mildred?
What kids do in the Fun Parks.
What is bully people, break windows, and wreck cars?
What Clarisse does for Montag.
What begins to enlighten him?
A type of figurative language is used here; “Her dress was white and it whispered.”(Bradbury 3)
What is personification?
This character says “there was no dictum, no declaration, no law”(Bradbury 31)
Who is Captain Beatty?
Described as having charcoal hair, sooted-colored eyebrows, and shaven bluish-ash-smeared cheeks.
Who are the firefighters?
A rule in the firefighter rule book that is the opposite of what firefighters used to do.
What is rule 3?
The meaning behind the hearth and the salamander the hearth being Montags home environment and the salamander being his occupation”
How is the hearth Montag’s home environment and the salamander represents his occupation?
Simile used in page 37 “Montag felt the hidden book pound like a heart against his chest.” is used to describe
Why does Montag steal the book while being in fear, and risk himself a chance of getting caught and burned?
The quote on page 24 “It doesn’t like me” is used to describe
Why doesn’t the Hound like Montag
A firefighter character that is complex more than meets the eye.
Who is Captain Beatty?
A device people put in their ear that causes constant distraction and inability to focus
What is “a seashell thimble”?
During Guy Montag’s first encounter with Clarisse, he feels her intense gaze and mentally compares her to this specific historic timepiece, noting she can predict the fast commences of his inner thoughts.
What is a dial-faced clock?
On page 9, the quote “He wore his happiness like a mask,” shows us that
Is Montag really happy?
Said by a man when he was about to die for heresy;“Play the man, Master Ridley, we shall this daylight such a candle by God’s grace, as I trust never be put out.”
What is Hugh Latiner?
Extremely curious young character, who loves walking around and asking questions
Who is Clarisse?
Mildred refers to the characters on the parlor walls as this, showing how disconnected she is from real relationships
What is her “family”?
What the stomach pumping snake scene symbolizes
What is “the society’s emptiness and gap in empathy”?
Metaphor used in page 27 to describe something; ”It’s a lot of funnels and a lot of water poured down the spout and out the bottom, and them telling us it’s wine when it’s not.”
What is the 451 school system?
This character says “We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while.”
Who is Faber?