Characters
Montag's 17 year old neighbor, static character
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
The firemen's primary job is this.
What is burning books?
History was like this during the time period it was written.
WW2 just ending and the great depression.
Ray Bradburys most famous book.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
Montag's Wife, and a significant event happens at the beginning of the story.
Mildred, she overdosed on her sleeping pills.
The robotic 'creature' that injects morphine into Montag's leg.
What is the mechanical hound?
The previous great depression and the advancements in technology and WW2 had just come to an end.
What influenced the authors writing of this book?
The main future idea being portrayed.
What is the idea of censorship?
Captain of the Fire Department
Who is Beatty?
How are gender roles shown throughout the book.
All of the firemen where male, woman did not play any significant roles in this book.
The temperature books burn at.
What is 451 degrees fahrenheit?
The retired English Professor and his secret.
Who is Faber and what is his library of books?
Montag realizes this is an important takeaway from books.
The knowledge and diversity there is when reading books.
This pervaded the culture of both the 50s and Fahrenheit 451.
What is conformity?
The year this book was published.
When is 1953?
He is firefighter that burns books at the beginning and thought he changes and start to read and enjoy books.
How does Montag change throughout the story?
Montag learns this at the end of the book.
Change is a long and difficult process.
This advances society, but is shown in Fahrenheit 451 to actively hinder it as well.
The advances in technology.
The type of literature that Fahrenheit 451 is.
What is dystopian and futuristic?