symbols
451=The tempature at which paper burns and on the badges fire man uses. a.k.a fireman
Phoenix=Montags love of burning things as he see's himself as the phoenix, or how in this change he is going through is making his old thoughts burn away.
Electric-Eyed Snake=how everything in the world is reversed because the snake is suppose to poison and kill someone, however in this case its being used to revive and help.
Mausoleum=how the couples marradge and life is dead and is now just being viewed by others and not lived by them.
Dandelion=the dandelion is like a color in a gray and colorless world, it also shows the sad and depression in Montag, while the flower is bright and cheerful.
Phoenix=Montags love of burning things as he see's himself as the phoenix, or how in this change he is going through is making his old thoughts burn away.
Electric-Eyed Snake=how everything in the world is reversed because the snake is suppose to poison and kill someone, however in this case its being used to revive and help.
Mausoleum=how the couples marradge and life is dead and is now just being viewed by others and not lived by them.
Dandelion=the dandelion is like a color in a gray and colorless world, it also shows the sad and depression in Montag, while the flower is bright and cheerful.
1. When Clarisse is outside on page 21, what is she doing?
She is walking in the rain and tasting the drops.
2. When Clarisse puts the flower under Montag’s chin, what does it show? Why? It shows that Montag isn't in love because the flower didnt rub off his chin, but Montag kept on denying it.
3. Who do you think makes Clarisse go to the psychiatrist? Why?
I think it is herself and the phycaitrist because maybe he is the only person that she could feel comfortable asking her questions and opinions.
4. What is Clarisse’s opinion of Montag? Explain.
She questions if he is ever happy and if he loves someone, but after doing a dandelion test it appears that he doesn't.
5. What is the Hound? What is its function?
A robot dog that is suppose to kill readers and thinkers.
6. Who is Beatty? Does he seem to like Montag?
The chief of montags fire squad it seems like hes a close friend.
7. Contrast the uncle’s description of the “old days” with the current society.
Montag= A fireman who soon starts to question everything and every one. He starts to wonder about his job and why he does it. If Clarisse= A strange girl who does things that most others wouldn't. She soon meets up with Montag and starts making him question things like if fireman did once put out fires? She also appears to having to go to a phycaitrist for doing strange things like walking in the rain.
Beatty=Fire chief captain he questions but has a neutral understanding for Montag.
The Mechanical Hound= A dog that as people would say is both alive and dead. It seems to not like Montag even though it doesn't have emotions.
1) Outline the plot according the six elements of plot. Give at least three events for the rising action and falling action.
Exposistion=Montag walking down the street saying how he liked burning things while coming home.
Inciting event= Montag meeting the odd Clarisse and her making him question things like how fireman used to put out fires a long time ago.
Rising actions= Montag seeing the burning of an old lady who wouldn't give herself or her books up. Montag asking Mildred how they met and if they were happy. Montag doing the flower love test with Clarisse and learning that he doesn't love Mildred. Montag showing Mildred that he has been keeping books and telling an old friend of his who was also a collector.
Climax=Montag burning up Captain Beatty, his crew/Montags friends, the mechanical hound, and the fire truck because he was about to be arrested for the books he had.
falling action= Montag being on the run from the police, meeting Faber at his house and the cops being so hot on there trail that Montag could look out the window and see himself on the t.v. Montag escaping the city and following police forces. Montag meeting other people who have left the city and were hunted down.
Resolution=Montag and the other people start making a secret society c=for saving books.
2) Be able to discuss the importance of the following characters:
Montag=He soon realizes that every thing is normal and all the same and soon starts thinking for himself and everything around him.
Clarisse= Sparks the inciting event and curiosity in Montag about everything that is wrong with the city. She also makes him think about how firemen used to stop fires not creating them which was possibly the reason on why Montag later started collecting books.
Beatty= Shows the warning and tries to Bring Montag back to his normal self, but insteads just pushes him further in his curiosity on how his job seems wrong. later he is killed by Montag which finally seals his fate that he isn't normal with the society anymore.
Mrs. Phelps=A friend of Mildrids who reports Montag
Black= A fireman who worked with Montag and gets framed by him by having a book planted in his home.
Stoneman=
Faber= A friend of Montag that shows him what he can become or do. teaches him about thinking for himself and literature.
Granger= man that shows Montag a true purpose and kind of life he can have by joining him and a few other people on protecting books after meeting him out the city.
Mildred= is another sign that pushes Montag on the path of thinking by showing him how there were no true love or any memories of there life together.
The Mechanical Hound=is depicted as the warden with out a soul. He only follows his specific commands to hunt down learners and readers, and kill them. Montag saids he is alive and dead. it just shows how that is almost every ones life in this town. they are alive to do there life or jobs, but are dead of what they think of there lives and emotions for it.
3) Be able to explain and give at least three examples of scenes that fit the following themes:
The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity= By using multiple t.vs as a blanket
4) List two foreshadows=The charecters talking about the war then later it happening in the city. The mechanical hound not liking Montag in the beginning then later hunting him down for reading books.
5) List four allusions and discuss why these allusions are important to the book
Book of job=in book job is like Montag as he tells every one that what is happening in this world is wrong
Dover Beach=
Benjamin Franklin= ideas in this world is twisted making what Benjamin do evil as he wanted to stop fires.
6) List the point of view= 3rd person limited
7) List the setting= Far past the 1990's in the future, fire department, Montags house close to America
8) Discuss How Montag is a dynamic character
9) Discuss the meaning of the following images/symbols
Salamander= the Fire truck
451=The degree at which paper can burst into flames
Phoenix=The rebirth of the city technically
Electric-Eyed Snake
Mausoleum
Dandelion
Parlor walls
Denham’s Dentifice=A overwhelming commercial,and music jingles
War
Books
10) List and explain four metaphors and/or similes. What is being compared?What is important about the comparison? Stars flowed over the night like a fire spreading. There was only a girl walking with him now, her face bright as snow in the moonlight "The electric thimble moved on the pillow. Montag, you shin that pole like a bird up a tree.
Montag's hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest."
11) Discuss “Dover Beach” – How is it used? What are the results?
12) Discuss Montag’s relationship with Mildred. Is it a typical relationship in this society? If so what does this say about this society?He is desperate to keep her and no one knows how they met.
13) Discuss conversation in this society.
14) Discuss what the schools are like in this society. Why is this important? They go on for many days and show them how to kill things
15) How many Atomic Wars have taken place since 1990? What does this say about this society? about two and that p
16) Discuss the war that is always alluded to in the background of the book.
17) Why is another man killed in Montag’s place? What does this represent? They wanted to distract people and tell them that they could't find him, so people wouldn't be scared and think there would be no uprise.
18) What’s important the significance of the following quote, who says it?: “Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve hand and your children who hate your guts…” Montag saids that to Mrs. Phelps to understand how wrong this society is and how she doesn't notice what is really happening
19) What do you make of Beatty’s ability to quote literature and destroy books?
20) What do you make of Beatty’s death? Did he want to die or did he underestimate Montag? Explain. He underetimated him thinking that like most other people he would not take that last step to being a free mind and uprising for his own thoughts or opinions.
21) Are people really happy in this world? Explain.
22) Describe Montag in the beginning of the book. How does he feel about his job?
23) The jets that fly overhead all the time foreshadow what? What things do they represent?
24) Describe the woman who burns herself up with her books. What does she represent? What does she killed herself? How does she change Montag?
25) List some religious allusions. What are these important? book of jobe
26) Explain the quote: “She didn’t what to know how a thing was done, but why?” Who does this quote refer to? What does it mean?
27) Why don’t women want children in this society? How are the children raised? They would rather be lazy and watch tv then have children
28) Why does Beatty make Montag burn his house? He thinks it was a good punishment for keeping books in there and would help his habit on the books.
29) Why does Montag plant a book at Black’s house? To frame him so the firemen would burn his house.
30) How are books being saved?
31) Does the novel end with hope? Explain.
32) How does the dark ages connect with Fahrenheit 451.
Exposistion=Montag walking down the street saying how he liked burning things while coming home.
Inciting event= Montag meeting the odd Clarisse and her making him question things like how fireman used to put out fires a long time ago.
Rising actions= Montag seeing the burning of an old lady who wouldn't give herself or her books up. Montag asking Mildred how they met and if they were happy. Montag doing the flower love test with Clarisse and learning that he doesn't love Mildred. Montag showing Mildred that he has been keeping books and telling an old friend of his who was also a collector.
Climax=Montag burning up Captain Beatty, his crew/Montags friends, the mechanical hound, and the fire truck because he was about to be arrested for the books he had.
falling action= Montag being on the run from the police, meeting Faber at his house and the cops being so hot on there trail that Montag could look out the window and see himself on the t.v. Montag escaping the city and following police forces. Montag meeting other people who have left the city and were hunted down.
Resolution=Montag and the other people start making a secret society c=for saving books.
2) Be able to discuss the importance of the following characters:
Montag=He soon realizes that every thing is normal and all the same and soon starts thinking for himself and everything around him.
Clarisse= Sparks the inciting event and curiosity in Montag about everything that is wrong with the city. She also makes him think about how firemen used to stop fires not creating them which was possibly the reason on why Montag later started collecting books.
Beatty= Shows the warning and tries to Bring Montag back to his normal self, but insteads just pushes him further in his curiosity on how his job seems wrong. later he is killed by Montag which finally seals his fate that he isn't normal with the society anymore.
Mrs. Phelps=A friend of Mildrids who reports Montag
Black= A fireman who worked with Montag and gets framed by him by having a book planted in his home.
Stoneman=
Faber= A friend of Montag that shows him what he can become or do. teaches him about thinking for himself and literature.
Granger= man that shows Montag a true purpose and kind of life he can have by joining him and a few other people on protecting books after meeting him out the city.
Mildred= is another sign that pushes Montag on the path of thinking by showing him how there were no true love or any memories of there life together.
The Mechanical Hound=is depicted as the warden with out a soul. He only follows his specific commands to hunt down learners and readers, and kill them. Montag saids he is alive and dead. it just shows how that is almost every ones life in this town. they are alive to do there life or jobs, but are dead of what they think of there lives and emotions for it.
3) Be able to explain and give at least three examples of scenes that fit the following themes:
The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity= By using multiple t.vs as a blanket
4) List two foreshadows=The charecters talking about the war then later it happening in the city. The mechanical hound not liking Montag in the beginning then later hunting him down for reading books.
5) List four allusions and discuss why these allusions are important to the book
Book of job=in book job is like Montag as he tells every one that what is happening in this world is wrong
Dover Beach=
Benjamin Franklin= ideas in this world is twisted making what Benjamin do evil as he wanted to stop fires.
6) List the point of view= 3rd person limited
7) List the setting= Far past the 1990's in the future, fire department, Montags house close to America
8) Discuss How Montag is a dynamic character
9) Discuss the meaning of the following images/symbols
Salamander= the Fire truck
451=The degree at which paper can burst into flames
Phoenix=The rebirth of the city technically
Electric-Eyed Snake
Mausoleum
Dandelion
Parlor walls
Denham’s Dentifice=A overwhelming commercial,and music jingles
War
Books
10) List and explain four metaphors and/or similes. What is being compared?What is important about the comparison? Stars flowed over the night like a fire spreading. There was only a girl walking with him now, her face bright as snow in the moonlight "The electric thimble moved on the pillow. Montag, you shin that pole like a bird up a tree.
Montag's hand closed like a mouth, crushed the book with wild devotion, with an insanity of mindlessness to his chest."
11) Discuss “Dover Beach” – How is it used? What are the results?
12) Discuss Montag’s relationship with Mildred. Is it a typical relationship in this society? If so what does this say about this society?He is desperate to keep her and no one knows how they met.
13) Discuss conversation in this society.
14) Discuss what the schools are like in this society. Why is this important? They go on for many days and show them how to kill things
15) How many Atomic Wars have taken place since 1990? What does this say about this society? about two and that p
16) Discuss the war that is always alluded to in the background of the book.
17) Why is another man killed in Montag’s place? What does this represent? They wanted to distract people and tell them that they could't find him, so people wouldn't be scared and think there would be no uprise.
18) What’s important the significance of the following quote, who says it?: “Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve hand and your children who hate your guts…” Montag saids that to Mrs. Phelps to understand how wrong this society is and how she doesn't notice what is really happening
19) What do you make of Beatty’s ability to quote literature and destroy books?
20) What do you make of Beatty’s death? Did he want to die or did he underestimate Montag? Explain. He underetimated him thinking that like most other people he would not take that last step to being a free mind and uprising for his own thoughts or opinions.
21) Are people really happy in this world? Explain.
22) Describe Montag in the beginning of the book. How does he feel about his job?
23) The jets that fly overhead all the time foreshadow what? What things do they represent?
24) Describe the woman who burns herself up with her books. What does she represent? What does she killed herself? How does she change Montag?
25) List some religious allusions. What are these important? book of jobe
26) Explain the quote: “She didn’t what to know how a thing was done, but why?” Who does this quote refer to? What does it mean?
27) Why don’t women want children in this society? How are the children raised? They would rather be lazy and watch tv then have children
28) Why does Beatty make Montag burn his house? He thinks it was a good punishment for keeping books in there and would help his habit on the books.
29) Why does Montag plant a book at Black’s house? To frame him so the firemen would burn his house.
30) How are books being saved?
31) Does the novel end with hope? Explain.
32) How does the dark ages connect with Fahrenheit 451.
33) Define Dystopia.
Reading Schedule:
12/3 pages 3-20
12/4 vocabulary quiz (HW 21-30)
12/5 31-40
12/6 Test on NIGHT OR FAREWELL MANZANAR (HW for Monday 41-50)
12/9 51-70
12/10 71-80
12/11 81-90
12/12 91-100
12/13 101-120
12/16 121-140
12/17 141-END
12/18 REVIEW
12/19 TEST
