Fahrenheit 451-Book facts
This is the author of Fahrenheit 451
Who is- Ray Bradbury
What is the profession of Guy Montag?
What is- fireman.
What dramatic event happens to Mildred early in the book?
What is -- over dose on sleeping pills.
"And if you look there's a man in the moon."
Clarisse
This is where Clarisse and Guy Montag meet.
Where is- while walking
This is what Fahrenheit 451 means.
What is- the temperature at which paper burns
What happens to Montag after he steals the book from the old woman's house?
He gets "sick"
This is the number of TV walls Mildred and Montage currently have
What is - 3
"We need to be really bothered once in a while.”
Montag
What does Clarisse ask Montag that disturbs him?
What is - - "Are you happy/"
What genre is Fahrenheit 451?
What is speculative fiction?
What did the old woman do that sparked an internal change in Montag?
What is- choose to burn herself rather than live without her books.
What does Mildred's addiction to the parlor wall TVs tell us about the society?
What is- human interaction has little meaning and technology dominates
“We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.”
The old woman who burns with her books.
Why is Clarisse considered different by the rest of society.
What is- she engages in conversation, observes nature, and questions society
What decade was Fahrenheit 451 written?
What reaction does the hound have to Montag?
It growls at him which is unusual.
How would you describe Montag's relationship with his wife?
What is - no communication, empty, disconnected
“She’s nothing to me; she shouldn’t have had books. It was her responsibility, she should’ve thought of that.”
Mildred
How is Montag's house different from Clarisse's house?
What is- Montag's house is quiet with no communication
Montag starts to realize that the society in Fahrenheit 451 values this over intellectual curiosity and intellectual thinking.
What is- - entertainment
How does Mildred react to Clarisse's disappearance and what does that say about her values?
She is indifferent to her disappearance to the point where she doesn't even remember if Clarisse was hit by a car or not. Shows her disconnection from other people and her lack of empathy.
“We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought.”
Beatty
Colour- White showing her innocence.
Nature - Flowers and leaves showing her connection to the natural world over technology.