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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
The Hearth and the Salamander
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Sieve and the Sand
The Sieve and the Sand (continued)
Burning Bright
Burning Bright (continued)
Burning Bright (continued)
Characters
Character List
Guy Montag
Mildred Montag
Captain Beatty
Professor Faber
Clarisse McClellan
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Censorship
Technology
Knowledge
Dissatisfaction
Quotes By Section
The Hearth and the Salamander
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Hearth and the Salamander (continued)
The Sieve and the Sand
The Sieve and the Sand (continued)
Burning Bright
Burning Bright (continued)
Burning Bright (continued)
Quotes By Character
Guy Montag
Mildred Montag
Captain Beatty
Professor Faber
Clarisse McClellan
Further Study
Context
The Politics of the Atomic Age
Postwar Literary Dystopias
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 1
The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 2
The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 3
The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 4
The Hearth and the Salamander, Section 5
The Sieve and the Sand, Section 1
The Sieve and the Sand, Section 2
Burning Bright, Section 1
Burning Bright, Section 2
Burning Bright, Section 3
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Character List Quiz
Character List Quiz
1
of 5
True or False: Montag regrets his poor relationship with is wife.
True
False
2
of 5
Which activity is Mildred most frequently engaged in?
Knitting
Gossiping with friends
Reading
Watching television
3
of 5
Who is Faber?
The head of the Firemen of America
A retired professor who helps Montag
Mildred’s anarchist uncle
A folk hero to the underground society of book lovers
4
of 5
What does Montag do that causes Mrs. Phelps to cry?
Screams at her
Reads her a poem
Hits his wife
Tells her he loves her
5
of 5
Who is Mrs. Bowles?
One of Mildred’s friends
Faber’s sister
Beatty’s dead wife
Montag’s aunt
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QUOTES
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