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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. Part Two: “The Sieve and the Sand” Literary Terms. Point of View (narration):. First Person: narrator is a character in the story (“I”, “We”, etc.). Point of View (cont’d):. Third Person Limited: Narrator is not a character

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: “The Sieve and the Sand” Literary Terms

  2. Point of View (narration): First Person: narrator is a character in the story (“I”, “We”, etc.)

  3. Point of View (cont’d): Third Person Limited: Narrator is not a character Limited knowledge of characters’ thoughts *perhaps only the main character Third Person Omniscient: Narrator is NOT a character Knows all characters’ thoughts; *omniscient = all-knowing

  4. Application to F-451 Third Person LIMITED Only character whose thoughts we know = Montag. *Others = actions & words

  5. Foreshadowing: Purposeful hints or clues about what will happen later *not mere predictability

  6. Application to F-451 *Montag hides books: It’s implied that at some point he’ll read them *Beatty keeps taunting Montag: It’s implied that he’s onto Montag *Beatty drives the truck on the call: It’s implied that he’s going to Montag’s house

  7. Irony • Verbal: when what is said is different from what is meant (sarcasm) • Situational: when what happens is different from what’s expected • Dramatic: when the reader knows something a character does not

  8. Application to F-451 Verbal: Beatty’s speeches to Montag = sarcastic Trying to convince himself Situational: Montag is a fireman He has books Faber was an English teacher He didn’t fight to “save” books Dramatic: Montag and Faber have books, Captain Beatty knows/understands literature

  9. Symbol/Symbolism: Devices (objects) that are not only important for what they are, but also for the deeper meaning they supply

  10. Application to F-451 • Fire: • Parlor Walls: • Salamander: • Books: • Cars: • Hound:

  11. Application to F-451 • Fire: need for an instant cure • Parlor Walls: control • Salamander: firemen (protection from their jobs, physical & mental) • Books: lost freedoms / rights • Cars: conformity; recklessness • Hound: threat of technology

  12. Satire: Lightly mocking or seriously condemning human nature / activities / institutions

  13. Application to F-451 *Misuse/dependence on technology *People not reading *Fast pace of society *Desensitization to violence *Lack of care for other people *Self-centeredness *Lack of awareness of nature/ simple things in life *Government control

  14. Tone: The author’s attitude toward his or her subject / content

  15. Application to F-451 While Bradbury pokes fun at some aspects of life, he definitely takes a serious stance toward the most harmful ones. The overall tone of the novel is one of dire warning.

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