Fahrenheit 451 In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ the main character‚ Guy Montag meets a girl‚ Clarisse McClellan‚ who will tell him something that will change his life forever. Guy is a fireman‚ who ignites fires instead of putting them out. He burns house where books have been found. The reason that these houses along with the books are burned is because the government of this society does not want its people to read books. He then talks to a girl named Clarisse‚ who tells
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Hearth and the Salamander‚ the first in the trilogy of sections in Fahrenheit 451‚ Guy Montag goes through a period of curiosity and discovery. This is when he takes a book from a house he is burning‚ unbeknown to the other workers. For the next day or two‚ he attempts reading this book as well as several others with Mildred‚ while he has “called in sick” to work. Subsequently‚ Captain Beatty suspects what Montag is really doing and pays a visit to his home. “I’ve seen it all. You were going
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opening scene we are introduced to Montag‚ the main character‚ who is reveling in the process and imagery of burning books. As he does so‚ pages from one of the books floats in the air like a dove. 3. According to pages 3-4‚ what does Montag think of his job? Montag loves burning books and everything associated with it‚ including the smell of kerosene on his body. 4. Who does Montag meet on the way home? Clarisse 5. During his conversation‚ Montag says that "You never wash it off
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Outline over Farenheit 451 I. Characters A) Guy Montag 1. A third-generation fireman. 2. Tries to find the meaning of books instead of burning them. B) Mildred Montag 1. Montag ’s brittle‚ sickly looking wife. 2. Obsessed with television and hates getting in frank conversation with her husband over her feelings or marriage. C) Captain Betty 1. Captain of Montag ’s fire department. 2. He hates books and anyone who reads them. D) Professor Faber 1. Retired English Professor. 2. A man who
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source of warmth and goodness‚ showing the positive‚ non-destructive side of fire. Whereas a salamander is a small lizard-like creature is known to come in contact with fire without getting burnt by it. The salamander is symbolizing the Guy Montag‚ who is being described as a salamander because he works with fire and believes that he can escape the fire and survive. 3. Quote: 451 fahrenheit Device : Foreshadowing Bradubury uses the title fahrenheit 451 as an foreshadowing technique
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book Fahrenheit 451 Guy doesn’t even think about how him and Mildred act until‚ he talks to Clarisse. Guy realizes that him and Clarisse have a lot more in common than him and Mildred. Guy realizes that Mildred is closer to her Parlor family than she is to him. “I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough‚ it’ll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read." (Bradbury 78). Guy realizes Mildred
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are acquainted with two characters; Guy Montag‚ a working fireman‚ and Clarisse McClellan‚ his new neighbour. We are only presented a short part of a dialog‚ although it is possible to understand much of the seemingly futuristic setting the story is set in. Admittedly‚ I have not read the book‚ nor have I ever herd about it‚ but I do feel that I have managed to get a general gist of what the theme is about. Partway through the extract Clarisse accuses Montag of answering right off and never
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Fahrenheit 451: The Sieve and the Sand Pages 100-110 Plot * Montag reads Dovers’s beach to Mildred and her friends after interrupting their TV time even though Faber insisted he not do it * He makes Mrs. Phelps cry because she feels pain when listening to the poem * Mrs. Bowles gets angry at him and tells him that he’s evil and mean “ ‘silly words silly words‚ silly awful words’ said Mrs. Bowles ‘Why do people want to hurt people? Not enough hurt in the world‚ you got to tease people
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the introduction of any significant characters at all. At page seven the main character‚ Guy Montag‚ is being questioned about himself and the world he follows without hesitation by no more than a teenage girl. Simple statements such as how fast he drives and if he looks at the flowers were alien ideas to Montag‚ he hadn’t been told to pay attention to these things so why would he? Each question caused Montag to look at himself for the first time in a long
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Exposition Readers meet Montag‚ a firefighter whose intention is to make discharge that copies books; Mildred‚ his wife who lean towards her seashells and ’the family’ (TV) to genuine individuals like Clarisse. Fellow Montag is a firefighter‚ persons who smolder things as a profession. His wife‚ Mildred‚ live in a tragic culture. Rising Action The novel is set in a futuristic community whereby fishermen starts the fire‚ and all the books are banned. Montag‚ being a fisherman meets a woman whose name
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