| Why do you think that everyone in the world of Fahrenheit 451 thinks that, as Beatty puts it, “nothing will ever happen to me…there are no consequences and no responsibilities”? Is this similar to people in our society today? | The people in this society lack morals and feel little emotion. You can’t have morals if you don’t feel things, so they don’t know about right and wrong. Similar to our internet where people think there is no responsibility because they won’t get caught. |
| Why do Beatty’s eyes widen when Montag toggles the safety on his flame thrower? Why do you think Montag kills him? Is it a simple act of revenge? | Beatty’s eyes widen because he is shocked that Montag would actually stand up to him. In the past Montag would not have done this. Montag killed him because he was fed up with what Beatty stood for. |
| Why did each of the hobos that Montag met identify themselves as a famous author or piece of literature? | They identified themself as the author’s works or piece of literature that they had memorized |
| What pieces of literature were Montag able to memorize? | part of Ecclesiastes and Revelation (the Bible) |
| What did Montag and the intellectuals believe their mission to be once the war ended? | To teach and learn from history’s mistakes, rebuild city populating with knowledge |
| Montag’s escape out of the city to the peace of the country leads him to discover that “He was not empty. There was more than enough here to fill him.” How does his new environment compare to his former life in the city? What influence do books appear to be having on him? | Books are making Montag more intellectual and he is beginning to notice smaller details in life as he learns to think for himself. This new environment gives him the ability to actually process what he is seeing and to slow down and be more observant. |
| What does Granger mean when he says they are “remembering?” | They want to apply lessons from past mistakes in order to mend their world |
| What does Beatty’s speech about Clarisse reveal about him—why does he speak about her so passionately? | He is really smart, he respects/takes note of Clarisse; but he chooses to not stand out and is too caught up in gov.’s ideology |
| What traits of Beatty are shown when he makes the speech about Clarisse? | He is really smart, he respects/takes note of Clarisse; but he chooses to not stand out and is too caught up in gov.’s ideology |
| What does the color white symbolize in the book? | It symbolizes purity and innocence; Clarisse is wearing a white dress and she is pure and innocent. It also symbolizes death because eventually Clarissse dies |
| What does the salamander symbolize? | the corrupt and pathetic nature of the government,the controlling part of society,said that the salamander could live in fire and extinguish fire-connecting to society since govt’s power thrives and lives by using fire as a threat |
| What does the phoenix symbolize? | symbolic of the cyclical nature of history,the rebirth of mankind,Montag’s spiritual resurrection |
| What do mirrors symbolize? | Mirrors in this story symbolizes self-understanding of seeing oneself clearly |
| What did the mechanical hound symbolize? | The hound represents government control and manipulation of technology,Originally dogs served as the rescuers for firemen They were given the job of sniffing out the injured or weak. However, in this dystopia, the hound has been made into a watchdog of society |
| How is Montag’s name used as a symbol? | it is the name of a paper manufacturing company,Montag is like a blank slate and he picks up knowledge from Clarisse, Granger and Faber |
| How is Faber’s name used as a symbol? | it is the name of a pencil manufacturing company,he is like the pencil writing on Montag’s paper |
| What does Granger symbolize? | Hope for the future |
| Why did Ray Bradbury entitle the novel Fahrenheit 451? | 451 degrees is the temperature at which paper burns |
Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Quiz
February 8, 2020