1. Imagine you are part of the group of book memorizers featured at the novel's conclusion. Which book would you choose to memorize and become? Why?

2. Bradbury frequently uses the metaphor of books as birds throughout the story. Locate a few of these instances. What is the significance of this comparison?

3. What motivates Montag to cease burning books?

4. Can you find any parallels between the firemen's justifications for burning books and the reasons some people today give for wanting to ban or censor certain books?

5. How does Bradbury view mass media? What is the significance of the scene where the Mechanical Hound, failing to catch Montag, attacks an innocent man while newscasters falsely report that the victim is Montag?