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Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury. Knowledge vs. Ignorance . Driving Question: How does the absence of knowledge lead to the growth of ignorance?. “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” --Ray Bradbury. “The Hearth and the Salamander” Part 1. Burning Facts.

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Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury

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  1. Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury

  2. Knowledge vs. Ignorance Driving Question: How does the absence of knowledge lead to the growth of ignorance?

  3. “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” --Ray Bradbury

  4. “The Hearth and the Salamander”Part 1

  5. Burning Facts • Significance of 451 in title and firehouse: • Paper burns at 451o Fahrenheit. • Hearth represents home. A fireplace gives a home a cozy feeling. • In folklore, salamanders live in fire and cannot be burned. • Truck • Patch

  6. Evidence of Ignorance • Fireproof houses • Clarisse’s uncle’s jail time: • Driving slow • Pedestrian • Front porches

  7. Irony • The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea. Three kinds of irony are commonly recognized: • Verbal irony : the intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the words appear to express. • Situational irony : an incongruity between what is expected or intended and what actually occurs. • Dramatic irony : an effect produced by a narrative in which the audience knows more about present or future circumstances than a character in the story.

  8. “Fireman” • What is ironic about the title of fireman? • What kind of irony is this?

  9. Clarisse’s Visits to the Psychiatrist • What are the reasons that she has to go see the psychiatrist? • What makes this ironic? • What kind of irony is this?

  10. Foreshadowing • Foreshadowing is the presentation in a work of literature of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work. • How does the ventilator grille foreshadow events that will occur later in the novel? • How does the mechanical hound’s negative “feelings” toward Montag foreshadow future events?

  11. Symbolism • Symbols are people, places, or things used to represent something else in literature.

  12. Symbols in “The Hearth and the Salamander” • Montag’s Bedroom Montag’s Life • Emergency Equipment Society • Mechanical Hound Society

  13. Metaphor • Definition: Metaphor is a figure of speech in which two unlike things or ideas are compared directly, without the use of the word "like" or "as.“ • What does Bradbury compare Montag’s desire to read to?

  14. “The Sieve and the Sand”Part 2

  15. Symbolism of Title • Sieve symbolizes the human brain. • Sand symbolizes the truths Montag wants to attain. • This metaphor is used to show how Montag tries to capture some knowledge by reading Bible as quickly as possible.

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