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Near the beginning of the book, meeting Clarisse throws Montag into a turmoil and brings home to him how lonely and unhappy he has been without realizing it. She actually connects to what he is...
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In Part Three, the traveling intellectuals watch from a distance as the dystopian city is completely destroyed by an atomic bomb. Before Granger, Montag, and the others begin walking towards the...
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In Fahrenheit 451, Montag asks Captain Beatty whether it has always been the task of firemen to start fires and burn books. In doing so, he inadvertently uses the phrase “once upon a time...”...
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The society depicted in the novel tries to eliminate controversy in several ways. First, the government bans all books. This prevents people from being presented with new, complex, or controversial...
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In part three, Montag avoids arrest by using the flamethrower to kill Captain Beatty and the Mechanical Hound, which manages to inject him with its procaine needle before he destroys it. Although...
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The conversation between Millie and her friends first reveals how disposable family and people are to society and second how people repress their emotions towards their loved ones. For example,...
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One of the most prevalent themes in Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is that of knowledge vs. ignorance. It is with through the lack of knowledge that the government controls society, keeping people...
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In part 3, Montag flees the dystopian city and floats down the river toward the wilderness. Once Montag reaches the shore, he begins to travel into the forest, where he eventually meets a group of...
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Guy Montag goes on a quest in Fahrenheit 451. The first element of the quest is the quester. Montag is the quester, as he is searching for something different and something that can make him happy...
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When political power and influence are concentrated in the hands of the elite, the majority of the population is voiceless and tends to suffer from oppressive, biased policies that favor the...
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This quote captures the philosophy behind the society in Fahrenheit 451: make everyone “happy” by taking away anything that would require thinking and by eliminating any differences between...
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A simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as." Similes often appear in poetry; Bradbury, however, is known as a highly lyrical prose writer, and his prose often sounds poetic. Early on in...
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That is a very interesting question. I would say one point of comparison would be between Beatty and Iago. Both are wily, cruel, and deceptive people who work against the interests of the main...
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Censorship is shown through the books that they burn. People aren't allowed to read books, and that is the most extreme form of censorship that exists. Not only this, but people talking is looked...
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The first episode where he begins to question his life takes place toward the beginning of part 1, when he is introduced to his charismatic, unique neighbor, Clarisse McClellan. Clarisse McClellan...
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In part one, Montag stays home from work after witnessing a woman commit suicide with her books, and Captain Beatty visits him the next day. Captain Beatty proceeds to lecture Montag on the...
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Tone is a device that is created through other literally elements such as diction, imagery, and figurative language, but when we look at a novel like Fahrenheit 451, we find the aspects of a...
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The concept of death in Fahrenheit 451 feels paradoxical because on one hand, people don't seem to be phased by their neighbors dying, yet the fear of punishment by death is very real in...
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Beatty, ironically a well-read man, explains to Montag that censorship happened because the people allowed it. They wanted to be happy and not disturb their thoughts with things that were...
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Montag has been going to sleep when he realizes that his wife, Mildred, has taken an overdose of sleeping tablets. These three sentences describe his reaction: As he stood there the sky over the...
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The society in which Guy Montag lives and from which he flees is poised both to implode and to explode. The model that the leaders promote is ultimately unsustainable, as the members are encouraged...
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The story ends with the destruction of the dystopian society, which is flattened during a nuclear attack. Montag and the traveling intellectuals walk toward the rubble with the intention of...
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Society values conformity and obedience, and the characters that do not follow these rules, such as Clarisse and Montag, pay the price. Fahrenheit 451 describes a futuristic dystopian society where...
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The first time we hear of what happened to Clarisse is when Mildred tells Montag "Whole family moved out somewhere. But she's gone for good. I think she's dead." (pg 47) She goes on to tell him...
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The irony is that the firemen, including Montag, arrive at Montag's house. He has been turned in for possessing books. Of course, it is his own wife, Mildred, who turns him in. Now Beatty makes...
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One of the things that Faber highlights as missing from the society is leisure, the leisure to digest information received. The people are so brain washed and mind controlled by everything around...
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Over the course of the book, Guy Montag experiences quite profound changes in his whole attitude to life. At first, he's an enthusiastic fire-fighter, a loyal state functionary who goes about his...
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In Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451, he creates a dystopian society where literature is censored and people are callous, insensitive individuals obsessed with consuming mindless...
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Granger’s philosophy was very much influenced by his grandfather, a sculptor who was always working with his hands. Apart from his sculptures, Granger says his grandfather did a million good...
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Bradbury, as well as many science fiction writers, wrote his book in response to his observations of societal changes happening around him. The number of cars on the roads had increased greatly,...
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One reason for the change is that because of the mass appeal and coverage of radio and movies, "they became simpler". They had to simplify in order for everyone to get it, to relate to...
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A participial phrase looks a lot like a verb, often using a word ending in -ing or -ed, but it functions as an adjective and modifies a noun in the sentence. Here are a few found at the beginnings...
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While Fahrenheit 451 never explicitly says who created the Mechanical Hound, it's likely that the government or a government contractor created it. Beatty makes it clear to Montag that the...
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According to the stories, at the end of its life, the Phoenix immolates only to be reborn from the ashes. This imagery is tied to the closing message of Fahrenheit 451. It is even directly invoked...
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The fireman’s rulebooks say that the first fireman was Benjamin Franklin. When Montag begins to ask Beatty about the fireman’s job, and why firemen burn books, Beatty can tell that he is...
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Mildred brings in the books Montag has hidden in the garden. Montag realizes she must have seen him hiding there, and she turns him in to the firemen for his illegal book ownership. Mildred's...
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Clarisse and Mildred have significantly different appearances and personalities in Bradbury's classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Mildred is Montag's superficial, callous wife, who is obsessed with her...
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It would seem, by Bradbury's descriptions, that the firehouse in his futuristic setting is much like the same as one would find in today's world. On page 4, Montag is shown cleaning his helmet and...
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The central idea, or main theme, of the novel Fahrenheit 451 is censorship. In Bradbury's dystopian society, the authoritarian government censors all works of literature, and it is illegal to own...
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In Part Two, Montag visits Professor Faber to seek his help comprehending the illegal literature he possesses. Faber is initially reluctant to trust Montag but eventually warms up to him. After...
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Mildred fails to tell Montag about Clarisse's disappearance. There's a question as to whether she left with her family or was killed. Mildred's telling is fragmented: No. the same girl. McClellan....
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In Part Two, Montag arrives home and his wife's friends Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles are there watching the interactive parlour walls. Montag is completely fed up with his superficial, violent...
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In literature, a motif is a symbol of significance to the text. This symbol can be an image, a character, or even an action that assists with supporting the work’s overall message (or theme) by...
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Faber is cautious. He shows this trait when... 1. Montag calls him to enlist his help. Montag asks how many copies of the Bible are still out there. Faber says "This is some sort of trap. I...
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In Part Two, Montag returns home after meeting with Professor Faber and discovers that Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles are over at his home watching the parlour walls. Montag proceeds to unplug the...
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At the beginning of the novel, Bradbury describes Montag's experience burning books. Bradbury writes, "It was a pleasure to burn" (1). Montag enjoys his work as a fireman and takes pleasure in...
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While Clarisse talks to Montag a lot in the first half of The Hearth and the Salamander, she doesn't talk much about her past. But before she disappears, she mentions one direct fact about her...
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You can find examples of allusions and metaphors in every chapter of this novel - even on every page. For example, in the first chapter, Montag walks into his home after talking to Clarisse and...
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In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, freedom is a theme that is explored and contrasted with the heavily oppressed lives that the characters of Fahrenheit 451 live. On page 150, Granger passionately...
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Montag's dystopian nation is currently mobilizing troops to engage in an atomic conflict with an unnamed enemy. Bradbury does not provide specific details about the war, but the audience is aware...
