Fahrenheit 451 9 Flashcards
When was Ray Bradbury born
August 22, 1920
What nationality is Ray Bradbury
American
What is significant about the title of this book
It is the temperature that book paper burns at
What genre is Fahrenheit 451
Science Fiction
What is the setting of the novel
Futuristic American society
Sometime after 1990 in the 21st century
What is this futuristic society like
Reading is banned- firemen burn books instead of save
It’s very ironic
People watch ‘parlor walls’ which are really large TV screens
Society struggles with social skills- they struggle to communicate
They have things known as seashells which are basically headphones
Who is the protagonist
Guy Montag
A fireman
Who is Montag’s wife
Mildred Montag
Can’t even have a conversation with her own husband she is so absorbed in a futuristic theme of this novel
Who is Clarisse McClellan
Friend of Guy
Was killed when hit by a speeding car
Gets Guy to finally think and contemplate society
Example of a character foil- what is a character foil
Clarisse and Mildred
A character foil is a character whose purpose is to compliment/draw attention to the qualities of another character- typically opposites
Who is Faber
The fearful English professor that Guy seeks help from
Who is Captain Beatty
Montag’s boss, the fire chief
Suspects/knows about Montag’s interest in books and tries to bring him back in line
Reveals a lot of knowledge about books and is eventually killed by Montag
Who is Granger
Book person leader
Memorizes books, Guy is accepted by him at the end of the novel
What is the Mechanical Hound
The ironic creature living in the firehouse that kills it’s prey with anesthetic (morphine and procaine) through it’s giant needle from his snout
Opposite of the traditional Dalmatian
What are some themes
Government and censorship
Role of media
TV destroys interest in reading literature
Impact of technology on relationships
