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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
The Sieve and the Sand, Section 1 Quiz
The Sieve and the Sand, Section 1 Quiz
1
of 5
What is Mildred’s reaction to the books?
She finds them fascinating.
She finds them frustrating and prefers television.
She is illiterate and cannot read them.
She thinks they smell funny.
2
of 5
Who is Faber?
Montag’s uncle and a former fireman
A neighbor whom Montag suspects of having books
A professor that Montag met in a park
The chief of the Firemen of America
3
of 5
What upsets Montag while he is on the subway?
A police officer is watching him.
A drunk man accuses him of having a book.
He is irritated by a commercial jingle.
A girl on the train reminds him of Clarisse.
4
of 5
According to Faber, what is the problem with television?
It is not as real as books.
It is too loud and has too many bright colors.
It doesn’t give the viewer the opportunity to reflect on meaning.
It is controlled by the government and used for propaganda.
5
of 5
What is Montag’s plan to avoid giving his Bible to Beatty?
He plans to shoot Beatty.
He is going to substitute a fake book for the Bible.
He plans to run away to his uncle’s cabin in the woods.
He is going to plant a book on Beatty to get him in trouble.
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Guy Montag: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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