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Guy Montag-

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-Main character -Fireman and just like everyone else at the beginning (fits in) and then had his beliefs changed by Clarisse. -He then became interested in books and not only stopped burning them but started reading them. -Wanted to stop burning books.

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Clarisse

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An odd, anti-social teenager that became friends with Montag and asks him questions about the nature of his supposed \"happiness\". She has an open minded family that reads books. Clarisse is suspected to have been killed in a car accident. She knows this society doesn't feel real emotions She gets ran over by a car, is Montag's inspiration.

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Mildred

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Montag's eerie wife that attempts suicide in the beginning of the novel. She is often described as dead on the inside. is obsessed with television and doesn't want to engage in conversation with or attempt to understand her husband. She only treats her 'family' with respect. Attempted suicide at the beginning of the novel, didn't remember the next day. (represents society)

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Beatty

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The captain of Montags fire department, so his boss. He has read tons of books but still hates them. He wanted to die, and he did.

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Granger

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He is in hiding and is leader of the rebel group known as the book people. He has also been kicked out of the society. 'book people' who want to keep books alive and give them to society when they are ready

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The Family or The Relatives

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The parlor wall that Mildred calls her family. They are televisions.

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Mechanical Hound

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An electronic animal that the government created. It represents government control and manipulation of technology. Originally, dogs served as the rescuers for firemen. They were given the job of sniffing out the injured or weak. However, in this dystopia, the Hound has been made into a watchdog of the society, he can kill and smell books

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Faber

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A retired english professor that still has books on him. A self described \"coward\", who montag brings to life. He is in hiding and scared of what the government would do to him because he thinks.

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Mildred's friends

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like Mildred-emotionally disconnected, has little thought, has many divorces and many abortions and thinks nothing of it. Feels as though if their husbands die they will just move on and think nothing of it. All they do together is watch tv.

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Granger's group

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The book people: they are waiting for society to be ready to them, so the society is unstable and will listen easier. will pass it on to their kids. each defines as a book that they've memorized, waiting for opportunity for them to be helpful to messed up society.

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Granger's grandfather

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A sculptor in his lifetime. He was a man with many talents. He was an individual so he was important, dead and granger said will miss all thing s he could of done, all people must change something or leave something behind on this planet with their hands by the time they are dead.

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metaphor

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A metaphor is a word or expression that is representing a different object or idea. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, metaphors are used frequently to describe how a character is feeling. They are also used in several instances to tell the story itself

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what \"fire\" can signify or represent-

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bad-burning of books and ideas and spirit, and makes no responsibility good- warmth+light and cooking

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pigeons

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\"... while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house.\" birds = mysterious, flapping their pages (wings) to fly away from the fire, Pigeons = unwanted, spread disease -> spreading bad ideas, annoying, homing birds-> the books want to to home but can't b/c being burned.

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kerosene

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the gas used to burn the books, has a distinct smell that makes Montag ill in the end, as opposed the beginning, when he loved it

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rain

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washes things away. Clarisse's effect on Guy rain=clarisse. Everyone else knows nothing. Found in the natural world. opposite of fire, clarisse represented this, tasted as wine to clarrise-> everyone else life is nothing but she can fiind more out of life, washes things away, natural

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moon

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\"Bet I know something else you don't. There's dew on the grass in the morning.\" He suddenly couldn't remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable \"And if you look\"—she nodded at the sky—\"there's a man in the moon.\" He hadn't looked for a long time. (1.50-3) Clarisse instigates Montag's rebellion not by telling him what to think, but by inviting him to think.--> clarisse make him look for the first time in a long time

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Montag's hands

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- where the burning happened-where he feels guilt. He feels like he is not in control of them. They started to influence him, they have their own mind, when montag dissatisfied he blames it on his hand

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hand imagery

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shows us that its almost like they have a mind of their own

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gnomen omen

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clear, bright, gentle. bright = pure. (Foil of Mildred) (foil of Clarisse) gentle strength or gentle advisor (old english). REVERSE GNOMEN OMEN

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guy gnomen omen

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Guy Fawkes was a revolutionary who tried to blow up British parliament in 1605, old french for guide or leader, the average person, the every man

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beatty gnomen omen

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Beatific means blissful happiness, Latin \"Bringer of Joy\", hospitality - invite people into your house - they would take care of sick - help people - Beatty means hospitality. Society sees him as bringing happiness when he burns buildings, we see him as the reverse.

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Clarisse gnomen omen

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means fresh, like pure/ gentle

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montag gnomen omen

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montag brothers paper company, montag - \"monday\" in german

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mildred gnomen omen

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means gentle adviser, so like reverse gnomen omen

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Denham's Dentifrice-

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name of the toothbrush company that was being advertised in the subway when Montag was trying to learn the bible. The jingle is ad nauseum. He can't focus because it.

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phoenix-

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a bird that burn than is reincarnated through its ashes. Never dies. a phoenix is a Mythical Bird that can consume itself in flame and return in the ashes. It symbolises rebirth, immortality, and loyalty (P. 4 Phoenix on front of montags uniform) Supports fireman philosophy so that if something is deemed unnecessary to make room for something that is.

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suicide

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Used to show how in pain many people in the society are, even if they won't admit it. Mildred tries to commit suicide, fails, and doesn't talk about it the next day.

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informants-

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mildred and her friends because they are the ones that told people about the book

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vomit-

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shows Montags physical reaction to his disgust in society

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views on children-

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Children are seen as something that just has to be done. Like laundry, they are a chore that can be taken care of by putting them in front of a television

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\"entertainment\" in society

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the television is like the peoples families, they provide entertainment for the people.

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jet planes/ jet bombers-

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They serve as a constant reminder of the unstable nature of their society, the unhappiness that exists within it, and the potential for disaster and tragedy. The jets are there in the background, an ominous warning of the destruction that their society could potentially face

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parlor walls-

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televisions, like mildreds family, represents the societies escape from the world

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\"happiness\" in this society

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is not real, it is artificial. Everything, fast moving, activities, running over things, sitting, listening to parlor walls.

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Emergency Technicians-

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They see nine or ten suicides each night. they treat people like machines , make the robotic society and how much they care for their people. They aren't even real doctors. Robots.

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\"Happiness Boys\"

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what Beatty calls himself and the firemen because they bring 'happiness' to the society by burning books

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the \"sieve and the sand\" imagery

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represent how useless all the efforts are because it will keep sifting through the holes

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seashells

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like earbuds, they work as another escape from society

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sleeping pills

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-Mildred overdoesd on sleeping pills, became unconcsious, stomach pumped another way to escape society

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fire's \"real beauty\"

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that it can erase everything/ take away responsibility

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snap ending

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a quick ending that satisfies the people because they have short attention spans

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\"pastepudding norm\"

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pastepudding is boring and plain + it is used to decribe something unexciting or bland.

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what is considered 'fun' in this society

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riding fast in cars and trying to run over people, killing people and watching the 'family'

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3 things Faber says are missing from society

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quality of information Leisure , to think, time to digest it the right to carry out actions based on what we learn

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how this society handles emotions and relationships

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emotions→numbed with sleeping pills 'family' relationships→ they just don't care

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\"The train radio vomited upon Montag.\"

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force, sickening, unavoidable

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Beatty says to Montag that \"the zipper displaces the button...\"

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when Beatty says this he means that the society wants something simpler and something else must be removed for it to move in the society goes the easy way, things without thinking so nobody feels bad

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