“It’s not the books you need‚ it’s some of the things that once were in books” (78). Fahrenheit 451 ‚ written by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction book that is set in the future. Guy Montag‚ a fireman‚ has never once questioned his job of destroying printed books‚ along with the houses‚ until he has to run for his life for having them. Destroying information‚ creating mechanical hounds‚ and killing people are three acts that occurred in Fahrenheit’s society‚ that could also occur in ours. In our
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Study Guide Questions for Fahrenheit 451 As you read each section of the novel‚ answer briefly the following questions. These questions should act as a reading guide and are not intended to replace careful examination of the novel’s themes and development. Part I: The Hearth and the Salamander (pages 3-68) 1. What do the "fireman" do for a living? Firemen burn books. On a deeper level‚ firemen control society and perpetuate the classless uneducated society of Montag’s world. 2. In the
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Three Important Scenes In The Hearth and the Salamander‚ the first in the trilogy of sections in Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag goes through a period of curiosity and discovery. This is when he takes a book from a house he is burning‚ unbeknown to the other workers. For the next day or two‚ he attempts reading this book as well as several others with Mildred‚ while he has “called in sick” to work. Subsequently‚ Captain Beatty suspects what Montag is really doing and pays a visit to his home.
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As the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury explores the theme of conformity vs. individuality‚ characters demonstrate both the dangers and rewards of each. First‚ the characters demonstrate the pros and cons that come with conformity. Guy Montag’s originally simple and organized life lets him find great pleasure in simple things: ‘It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten‚ to see things blachened and changed.” Also‚ Montag’s and his wife’s biggest worry is “how long
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it‚ people have become wonderfully ignorant to the world around them after the government bans books‚ and all other types of entertainment dissolve into flashes of sound and light‚ nothing more than a pit stop until the next bit of fun comes along. Guy Montag is a fireman whose job it is to burn books. He loves his job‚ the brightness and destruction and hunger of the fire that consumes the books. That is‚ until he meets a teenage girl named Clarisse who is strange to him‚ a girl who thinks for herself
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Fahrenheit 451 is a novel based on the role of burning books in order to eliminate their dissenting ideas. Guy Montag is a fireman who burns houses containing books‚ rather than putting fires out. In his community‚ laws are enforced to prevent folks from thinking. These rules try to hide the reality that the government is controlling people‚ as well as the faults in the world. The novel begins with the quote‚ "If they give you ruled paper‚ write the other way‚" from Juan Ramon Jimenez. I believe
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He drove forty miles an hour and they jailed him for two days.” (Page 23) This quote is a very good example of individuality because it shows just how far their society would go just to stay in conformity. The quote is from a conversation between Guy Montag and Clarisse McClellan‚ the person who is talking is Clarisse. She was talking
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Conform to Non Conformity “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten‚ to see things blackened and changed.” In Ray Bradbury’s thrilling novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag is a fireman but firemen are different in this dystopia. He finds himself spending day after day burning houses and books to keep society conformed to the new laws. After meeting an eccentric girl named Clarisse McClellan she elucidates his myopic view on life. He becomes curious about books and then
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Outline over Farenheit 451 I. Characters A) Guy Montag 1. A third-generation fireman. 2. Tries to find the meaning of books instead of burning them. B) Mildred Montag 1. Montag ’s brittle‚ sickly looking wife. 2. Obsessed with television and hates getting in frank conversation with her husband over her feelings or marriage. C) Captain Betty 1. Captain of Montag ’s fire department. 2. He hates books and anyone who reads them. D) Professor Faber 1. Retired English Professor. 2. A man who
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