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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
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Which of the following is NOT presented as a reason why books are banned in Fahrenheit 451?
Other forms of entertainment become more popular.
Books contain ideas that might undermine authority.
The amount of printed material is too overwhelming.
Books make people feel inferior.
2
of 5
What is the “Electric-Eyed Snake”?
A camera used to spy on citizens
A flame thrower
A torture device
A stomach pump
3
of 5
What group uses the salamander as its symbol?
The firemen
The police
The Book Lovers
The revolutionaries
4
of 5
What did Montag try to fill the sieve with when he was a child?
Flour
Seawater
Sand
Sugar
5
of 5
TRUE or FALSE: According to Granger, individuals are more important than culture and history.
True
False
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