What are the earplug radios in the novel called? Seashell radios To what animal did Montag compare the pumping machine used on Mildred to in Part 1? A snake How did Millie claim that Clarisse was killed? She was run…
Category: Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 and essay FINAL Flashcard Example #47334
Ray Bradbury dates Born August 22, 1920, graduated 1938, died June 5, 2012 publication date 1953 Bradbury quirks did not trust computers or the internet, did not use ATM machines, never drove a car Meaning of the book less about…
Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 Flashcard Example #66367
Parlor wall – Entire walls that act as televisions– Years worth of pay– These TVs show serial dramas in which the viewer’s name is woven into the program and the viewer is able to interact with fictional characters called “the…
Fahrenheit 451 – Part One Flashcard Example #11246
Who wrote Farenheit 451? When was it published? Ray Bradbury; 1951 What is the title of the first part of the novel? “The Hearth and the Salamander” What is the significance of the title of the novel itself? Fahrenheit 451…
FAHRENHEIT 451 Theme Flashcard Example #34658
Major Theme The major theme of the book is Bradbury’s attack on censorship. In the futuristic society he portrays, the government has banned the reading or owning of all books and the accumulation of any knowledge. As a result, the…
Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 Figurative Language Flashcard Example #16491
I’ve hit the bull’s-eye idiom a beetle-taxi metaphor her mouth gone, without lipstick hyperbole gobbledegook idiom Their covers were torn off and spilled out like swan feathers simile The books leapt and danced like roasted birds simile one huge bright…
Fahrenheit 451 Symbols Flashcard Example #27328
Symbols Many major symbols appear in the titles Bradbury uses in the novel. The title of the novel, Fahrenheit 451 is symbolic because it is the temperature at which paper burns. Two other symbols associated with fire appear in the…
Fahrenheit 451 Characters Flashcard Example #67582
Guy Montag A third-generation fireman who suddenly realizes the emptiness of his life and starts to search for meaning in the books he is supposed to be burning. Though he is sometimes rash and has a hard time thinking for…
Fahrenheit 451 Technology Quotes Flashcard Example #51308
“The little sea shells, the… …thimble radios tamped tight” to her ears “They all… (TV Parlour) …look at me” “Its only two… …thousand dollars” (Mildred repeats this) “It lived but… …did not live” The Mechanical Hound’s “silver… …needle extended” The…
Fahrenheit 451 an introduction Flashcard Example #5816
When was Fahrenheit 451 published 1953 Who wrote Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury What kind a writer was Ray Bradbury A celebrated science-fiction writer What year did Fahrenheit 451 began as a short story 1951 What year did Fahrenheit 451 evolve…
Fahrenheit 451 Chapter Summary Flashcard Example #88940
Pages 3-21 -Guy enjoys burning books-Guy meets Clarisse -Mildred tries to commit suicide-The “Snake” eats up all the poison in Mildred-Guy notices Clarisse’s Family have the lights on and are talking instead of having the lights off and watching T.V.…
Quotes from Fahrenheit 451 (part 2 and 3) Flashcard Example #89972
“We cannot tell the precise moment when a friendship is formed…” (page 71) Montage quotes a book in his head “She was the first person in many years I’ve really liked. She was the first person I can remember who…