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What is the significance of the phoenix?
a bird that continually rises from the ashes
What is the significance of the salamander?
it renews its skin in fire
3. When Clarisse asks, Montag says that Fireman have always...
burned books with kerosene
What happens to Montag as a result of meeting Clarisse?
He starts to notice what's missing in his life
The Seashell Radios that Mildred has are very similar to what item we use today?
earbuds
What realization does Montag come to regarding his wife Mildred?
He doesn't really know her or love her
Captain Beatty believes Montag's questions and unhappiness are unexpressed feelings of...
guilt
The Mechanical Hound at the fire station is a technological version of which item?
an attack dog
What two things make Montag realize that he must change his life?
A woman chooses to burn with her books and Clarisse dies
What is something strange about the firemen?
They all look exactly like Montag
Beatty tells Montag, "At least once in his career, every fireman gets an itch. What do the books say, he wonders?" If a fireman gives into that temptation and takes a book, what is the protocol?
He is allowed to keep it for 24 hours.
How do the firemen know which houses have books in them?
Neighbors, family members, and friends become informants and tell the authorities
"Hell!" The operator's cigarette moved on his lip. "We get these cases nine or ten a night. Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had these special machines built..." (15). Who says this?
Medic
Captain Beatty says, “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Breach man’s mind. Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man?” (58). This extended metaphor implies that:
Books do more harm than good; they give people ideas, which make them dangerous.
According to the novel, what do the numbers 451 represent?
The temperature at which books burn.
According to Clarisse, how is Montag "not like the others"?
He looks at her and actually listens
