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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. The Symbolism of the Firemen. Main Characters in Fahrenheit 451. Guy Montag Clarisse McClelland Mildred (Millie) Montag Captain Beatty Granger. The Legend of the Phoenix. A supernatural, beautiful bird Yellow, orange, gold, red feathers (fire )

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 The Symbolism of the Firemen

  2. Main Characters in Fahrenheit 451 • Guy Montag • Clarisse McClelland • Mildred (Millie) Montag • Captain Beatty • Granger

  3. The Legend of the Phoenix • A supernatural, beautiful bird • Yellow, orange, gold, red feathers (fire) • Builds funeral pyre, throws self into flames • Reborn into ashes, rises to live again • Symbol of immortality, life after death, resurrection

  4. The Salamander • Greek, meaning “fire animal” • Small lizard, Born of fire & flame • Fire-proof skin, can endure flame without damage • colors of red, orange & gold = fire, flames • Symbol of faith & courage

  5. The Python • Powerful snake • Biblical reference to Adam & Eve • Symbolic of sin

  6. The Hearth • Fireplace • Contained fire, controlled • Symbolic of the home

  7. Symbolic Colors In Fahrenheit 451 • Red – fire, blood, war, danger, power & passion • Orange – determination & enthusiasm, aggression, thirst for action • Gold- wisdom, wealth • Yellow – energy • Black- devil, evil, power, death

  8. Guy Montag • “It was a pleasure to burn” • Futuristic fireman - caretakers of society - keepers of peace of mind • 30 years old • Married to Millie - thinks they have good marriage - can’t remember how they met • Appears to love job, “forced smile”

  9. Clarisse McClelland • Montag meets her on his way home • “I’m seventeen & crazy” • She doesn’t fear Montag • Questions & talks with him • “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” • She is odd, enjoys walks, talking • “Are you happy?”

  10. Mildred (Millie) Montag • Montag’s wife • Representative of Society - Escapes - drugs, ear seashells, TV parlor walls - Overdosing - Selfish - Violent (Clarisse points this out)

  11. Montag & his Meetings with Clarisse These encounters set up Montag’s future and his battle against censorship & banned books They start his quest for knowledge

  12. Impact of Clarisse • Opposite of society and its norms • The catalyst – gets Montagthinking • Discovery of Violence of Teens - teens smash windows, beat each other - drive recklessly - “Afraid of others her own” - They kill each other” - foreshadows her death “goodbye”

  13. The Mechanical Hound • A programmable, robotic dog, has 8 legs • Made of rubber & metal • Armed with needles to inject victims with Morphine or procaine • Programmed by DNA, to find victims • Montag fears the dog, “It doesn’t like me” • Devil dogs are guardians of Satan, Hades

  14. The History of the Firemen • Beatty informs Montag of the Firemen • People long for a simpler life • Classics cut, short, people lost interest in reading • English, grammar, spelling neglected • Languages dropped • Money & pleasure only important • Minority groups did not like books • People became too politically correct

  15. The Sieve & the Sand • Montag remembers a story about a SIEVE as a child • Sieve – Sifter, sand falls through the cracks • Trying to fill a sieve with sand is impossible • How is this like Montag?

  16. Montag’s Trip To Faber’s House • Montag’s moment of self-discovery • Realizes the “old, burnt-in smile” is gone • Sieve & the Sand = helplessness • Tries to memorize a Bible passage on the subway • Dentham’s Dentifrice - toothpaste commercial distracts him

  17. Faber’s House: Three Missing Things • Quality of information -Books have quality, texture, pores - Provide details of life • Leisure – time to think, digest • Time to develop own conclusions • Right to carry out actions based on the first 2

  18. View of Families & Marriage • Relationships & Husbands - husband off at war, not worried - replaceable - no love • Children & Childbirth - have no kids at all, no desire - births by cesarean - don’t want to raise kids, drop them off at schools - turn the TV on & leave them alone - laundry, “ruinous”

  19. Beatty & Montag • Beatty wants Montag to torch his own house • Beatty confesses to sending the Mechanical hound • Beatty doesn’t realize Montag ENJOYS buring his house – SYMBOLIC of a life he hated • Montag burned Beatty – who wanted to die

  20. The Legend of Icarus • Beatty compares Montag to Icarus (more proof that he is well-read • A young man who wanted to fly - made wax wings that worked - flew too close to the sun/melted & his died

  21. Human Books • Granger takes Montag to their group • people memorize books to carry the info • Montag would become the backup, if anything happens to that person Montagtakes over • They were all in hiding, hoping to come back one day and get people reading & thinking again

  22. War • A bomb strikes the city. Everything is destroyedTheystarted walking down the river to return to the city • Hope, of the future • Represent the phoenix/city reborn from the ashes

  23. Themes • Disobeying Authority/Government Control • Technology • Knowledge vs Ignorance

  24. Allusions • (see handout) • The book contains many, many allusions to other books from history. • Fitting for a book about books.

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