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This is the scene where Montag first sees Clarisse. He describes her to be in a white dress, possess skin of porcelain, and cast a strange otherworldy spell on him. She has eyes that are like mirrors. And when he met her, his life changed forever.
When Montag gets home after meeting Clarisse, he finds that his wife, Mildred, overdosed on sleeping pills.
A woman has possessed a large amount of books, and the firemen are prepared to burn her and the books down. However, instead of getting out of the house, the woman chooses to die by letting herself burn with the books. Montag, curious, then steals one of the lady's books just before she lights her house on fire.
From Mildred, Montag learns of Clarisse's death. It was believed that she was hit by a car while she was walking as a pedestrian.
Shortly after Montag is about to call in sick for work, Beatty comes over to Montag's house to lecture him about the history of firemen and the history of books.
This picture represents the plethora of books that fall from the ventilator grill. After Beatty leaves, Montag reveals to Mildred the large book collection that he's accumulated in the ventilator over the past few years.
Mildred invites a few friends over to watch TV with her. The TVs in Fahrenheit 451 are huge and take up whole walls. While they are over, they frustrate Montag with their useless talk, and their useless TV shows.
After Montag is at his wit's end with Mildred's friends, he decides to read a poem to them, nearly blowing Faber and Montag's cover. After finishing one poem, Mrs. Phelps (Mildred's friend) ends up crying for an unknown reason.
After Mildred calls in a fire alarm for her own house, Montag is forced (by Beatty) to burn his own house down because of the books that were in there. In a way, Montag finds it strangely cleansing because he feels that burning his old life would let him start a new one.
After Montag burns his house down, Beatty finds out about Montag's plan to restore society and bring back books and thorough thinkers. After being threatened, Montag burns Beatty.
After burning Beatty and killing a Mechanical Hound, Montag flees the scene and runs away to Faber's house. There, he makes a plan to run away and out of the city before he is caught.
When Montag reaches the river and dives in, he suddenly feels calm and lets all his old memories and sad thoughts drift away downstream. While he is here, he looks at the sky and realizes that all he wants is to change the world and change his life.
When Montag gets out of the river and passed the railroad tracks, he finally finds himself out in the open on the countryside. Here he finds a group of well-educated men who are authors, reverends, and real thinkers. Together, they make a plan to change society. When society is finally burned and gone, they play to restore it and rebuild everything.
Montag takes one last look at the burning city. One last look at the city that's being destroyed and bombed in the war. He then moves on, and plans to make a new beginning rise out of the ashes.
Fahrenheit 451
Identifying Themes, Literary Devices, & Archetypes
Technology
Censorship
Themes
Role of Technology in F
Parlor Walls Mechanical Hound Sleeping pills ????????
How does technology contribute to the deficits and problems with society in the story? Are people dumber, more ignorant, or less human/social? How does technology influence us today?
Technology Today?
3. What does the First Amendment protect? A Freedom of speech/freedom of the press
B Freedom of religion
C The right to assemble D The right to petition the government with grievances E All of the above
4. Do kids have First Amendment rights? A Yes, they have the same right to free speech as adults. B Yes, they have rights but not the same as adults. C No.
5. Who was the most banned author in the United States in 1999 and 2000? A Judy Blume
B Robert Cormier
C J.K. Rowling D Roald Dahl
6. How many books were challenged in the United States in 2000? A 165
B 472
C 646 D 859
B Public schools
C Art museums D Bookstores
8. Which one of the following titles has NOT been challenged? A Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B Maurice Sendak, In the Night Kitchen C Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach
9. What reason is given most often for censoring books used in the public schools? A Cursing, bad language B Sexual content C Witchcraft
D Ethnic/racial prejudice
E Violence
10. What other media are people trying to censor in addition to books? A Internet B Video games C Music
D Movies, videos
E All of the above
11. Where was the biggest fight in 2000 over the Harry Potter books? A Zeeland, Michigan B Oxnard, California C Tupelo, Mississippi
D Freeport, Maine
E Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
12. Which of the following complaints has NOT been made about the Harry Potter books? A They teach witchcraft.
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A D E B C C 7. B 8. E 9. B 10.E 11.A 12.d
Censorship in F 451?
Is there a connection between censorship and technology in Fahrenheit 451? Censorship and technology in our society? How was information controlled in Fahrenheit 451? Think about the history lesson Beatty gives to Montag about the history of the fire department. Was history rewritten? Why do you think so? Draw parallels to 1984.
FREADOM
Freedom of speech is our most basic and important right. Why? How does controlling what we are able to read and learn dictate power?
Archetypes in F 451
Situational Archetypes: The Quest The Fall Death and Rebirth Nature vs. the Mechanistic World Symbolic Archetypes: Light vs. Darkness Wise Old Man Devil Figure Female Muse Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity
Archetype Assignment
Pick TWO (2) situational archetypes and TWO (2) symbolic archetypes to examine
Explain and define each archetype
For each archetype, find TWO (2) key passages and provide analysis for each passage.
Make sure to include the direct quotation and page number