Name that Character
She's "seventeen and insane."
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
Lizard-like creature. Symbol for firemen.
What is a salamander?
...let's watch a show on these.
What are the parlor walls?
It's what people call the cars they drive.
What are beetles?
It's the author's name.
Loves the White Clown. Hates poetry.
Who is Mrs. Phelps?
Mythological bird that burns then rises from the ashes.
What is a phoenix?
...they are "ruinous and they are unnecessary."
What are children?
On the subway, Montag carries a copy of this book.
What is the Bible?
It's divided into this many parts.
What is three?
Who is Faber?
It symbolizes both cleansing and destruction.
What is fire?
..."forty-eight hours they said, and everyone home'' from this.
What is war?
It's why bilboards are super extra long in this city.
What is because the cars drive so fast (speeding)?
It's the decade during which the book was written.
What are the 1950s?
Met Montag in a park.
Who is Faber?
They symbolize both danger and knowledge.
What are books?
...that she is anti-social.
Who is Clarisse?
They are a reminder of war, but the people don't take them seriously.
What are bombers (planes)?
Bradbury wrote the book in part because he believed it was taking people away from reading.
Equates books to a "loaded gun in the house next door."
Who is Captain Beaty?
It symbolizes the difficulty of remembering lots of information.
What is a sieve?
...that he was the founded the firemen to burn books.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
It's what the firemen call their truck.
What is a salamander?
Fahrenheit 451 is an example of this genre of literature.
What is dystopian literature?