Plot & Events
Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag’s door through the description “…a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam”?
The Mechanical Hound
Why is it ironic that Mildred sees no value in reading since “Books aren’t people”?
Her “family” isn’t real people either, but she feels connected to them
What does Faber say is missing from society?
1) Quality of information, 2) leisure to digest it, and 3) the right to act on 1 and 2
“They were like a monstrous crystal chandelier tinkling in a thousand chimes”
Simile
Why:
It uses the word “like” to compare the women’s voices to a chandelier’s chiming, which creates a vivid sound image. A direct comparison using like/as = simile.
“I don’t talk things, sir… I talk the meaning of things.”
Faber
To what is Montag referring when he says, “I saw the damnedest snake in the world the other night... It's at Emergency Hospital where they filed a report on all the junk the snake got out of you!"
The tube used to pump Mildred’s stomach
Who is Faber?
An old, retired English professor Montag met in the park
How does Faber explain that firemen are rarely necessary in this society?
The public itself stopped reading of its own accord
To see the firehouses burn across the land… the salamander devours his tail.”
Answer: Metaphor
Why:
Bradbury compares the firehouses to salamanders that “devour their own tails,” but does not use like or as. This is figurative, symbolic comparison, not literal—so it’s a metaphor.
"Books aren't people! You read and I look all around, but there isn't anybody."
Mildred
Why does Montag keep hearing planes flying overhead?
The country is preparing for war, but nobody talks about it
How is “Jesus Christ” portrayed like in Montag’s society?
He has been commercialized and is broadcast on the parlor wall-TV
Why does the author suggest the people are “pounded into submission” on the subway?
The music and advertising is loud and non-stop
“What traitors books can be!”
Answer: Personification
Why:
Books are given a human trait — the ability to “betray” like traitors. Nonhuman things acting like humans = personification.
"Read a few lines and off you go over the cliff. Bang, you're ready to blow up the world, chop off heads, knock down women and children, destroy authority. I know, I've been through it all"
Captain Beatty
What plan of action do Montag and Faber accidentally come up with?
Planting books in firemen’s houses and calling in alarms
Why does Montag reveal the book of poetry to Mildred’s guests?
He’s frustrated and tired of their mindless conversations and lack of depth
True or False: Faber believes that the only way to obtain quality information is through books.
FALSE. To Faber, books are one way of understanding the world.
“Denham’s Dandy Dental Detergent, Denham’s Dentifrice!”
Answer: Alliteration
Why:
The repeated D sound at the beginning of multiple words creates a noticeable sound pattern, which is the definition of alliteration.
"That's the good part of dying; when you've got nothing to lose, you run any risk you want."
Montag
To whose house did Beatty take Montag to burn?
Montag’s house
How does Montag communicate with Faber while Faber is not physically present?
Through a green bullet listening device Faber invented
Explain the quote about “pores in the face of life.” Red 79/Brown 82
Books expose reality, flaws, truths, and details people don’t want to come to terms with.
“‘They’re Caesar’s praetorian guard … ‘Remember Caesar, thou art mortal.’”
Answer: Allusion
Why:
The reference to Caesar and his praetorian guard is a direct reference to Roman history. Allusions point to well-known people, events, or literature.
"I am the Queen Bee, safe in the hive. You will be the drone, the traveling ear."
Faber