| Main character, fireman who realizes his life is empty and finds meaning in the books that he is supposed to be burning, he tries to have better relationships | Montag |
| retired English professor who tries to change society who refers to himself as a coward, helps Montag | Faber |
| 17 year old girl who introduces Montag to the world’s beauty, is an outcast from society | Clarisse |
| Montag’s brittle sickly wife, obsessed with watching t.v., doesn’t talk to Montag about problems, committed suicide | Mildred |
| Captain of Montag and fire department, hates people who reads books | Beatty |
| Leader of the book people, a group of hobo intellectuals who Montag found in the country, he is intelligent and committed to preserving literature | Granger |
| Beatty | “Fire purifies and leaves everything clean” |
| Mildred | “My family is real, they talk to me” |
| Faber | “I am a cowardly lonely man” |
| Clarisse | “Have you ever noticed how rain tastes like wine?” |
| Beatty | “We protect people and keep them happy” |
| Granger | “Our only value is the book we contain” |
| Clarisse | “My uncle says people used to trust each other” |
| Montag | “I can’t stand those stupid women babbling about nothing” |
| that Clarisse is dead | What does Mildred forget to tell Montag |
| 1. Are you happy?2. Did a fireman used to put out fires?3. What made you become a fireman? | Clarisse’s questions for Montag |
| 10 years | Montag and Mildred have been married for how long? |
| are her pills / parlor walls | Mildred’s means of escape |
| She didn’t believe Montag | Mildred’s reaction to her near death experience |
| they are the t.v. shows | Describe Mildred’s family |
| she sets the house on fire and she dies | What happens to the old woman in her house |
| He reads | What does Montag do after Beatty leaves? |
| 10 years | How long has Montag been a fireman |
| He shows him a copy of the Bible | How does Montag convince Faber to help him |
| coward | Faber considers himself a |
| the book of Job | What does Faber read to Montag |
| It’s too loud and distracting | Denham’s Dentifrice scene: How does the commercial affect Montag’s ability to think |
| they were upset | How do Mildred and her friend react when Montag approaches holding a book |
| He is afraid of making a mistake that will get him in trouble/caught | Why is Montag afraid of Beatty |
| Julius Caesar- There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats… | What does Beatty quote before his death? |
| Montag gets in the truck and realize that it stops at Montag’s house and Beatty is driving the truck | What is significant about the alarm/ride to Montag’s house? |
| Mildred | Who turns Montag in? |
| as a scapegoat because they cannot find Montag | Why do authorities arrest a pedestrian |
| memorization | How is literature being preserved |
| He memorizes the Book of Ecclesiastes | What is Montag’s contribution to Granger’s group |
| He compares humanity to the Phoenix and says that it will rise from the ashes | Granger’s hope for the future is based on what? |
| because Beatty is trying to ruin Montag’s life | Why does Montag kill Beatty |
| 8 | How many legs does the Hound have |
| Yes, because he stayed in the house and didn’t fight back | Does Beatty want to die |
| railroad tracks | What does Montag follow to reach the book people in the country |
| Montag printing co & Faber pencil company | What was Montag/Faber named after |
| Chicago | In what city did Mildred and Montag meet |
| They are preserving literature | Why are the homeless men important to the world? |
| a sculptor | What is Granger’s grandfather’s occupation? |
| A government control and manipulation of technology | The Mechanical Hound |
| Montag’s efforts to learn as he reads | Sieve and Sand |
| knowledge that alludes Montag | Sand |
| Mind trying to make the knowledge permanent but it slips through | Sieve |
| Destruction of books, people, society | Fire |
| represent quality of life | Books |
| symbol of firemen and name of the firetruck | salamander |
| infinity mythological birds that burst into flames but can be reborn again | Phoenix |
| escape of burden | death/suicide |
Fahrenheit 451- entire book review
February 7, 2020