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Why Fahrenheit 451?

Why Fahrenheit 451?. Fahrenheit 451 – The degree at which paper burns. What does this have to do with our novel? . The Hearth. What is a hearth? What is it used for today? What was it used for a long time ago? What does it have to do with the novel? . Salamander. What is a salamander?

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Why Fahrenheit 451?

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  1. Why Fahrenheit 451? • Fahrenheit 451 – The degree at which paper burns. • What does this have to do with our novel?

  2. The Hearth • What is a hearth? • What is it used for today? • What was it used for a long time ago? • What does it have to do with the novel?

  3. Salamander • What is a salamander? • Legend of the salamander • Where have we seen a salamander already?

  4. The Phoenix • What is it? • In Greek Mythology a phoenix  is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. • How does this work with Fahrenheit 451?

  5. “Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle by God’s grace, in England as I trust shall never be put out” • Who says it? • What is she doing as she says it? • What does it mean for her? • What does it mean for Montag?

  6. The Hearth… What is a hearth? What commonly happens at a hearth? Are there “hearths” in Montag’s society? How might a hearth relate to the first section?

  7. and the Salamander… What is a salamander? What symbol is a salamander in the novel? Do you remember the legend about the salamander? Who represents a salamander in this novel? Who or what is the fire symbolically speaking?

  8. Captain Beatty – Is he right? • Beatty says: “The world was roomy. But then the world got full of eyes and elbows and mouths...Films and radios, magazines, books leveled down to a sort of pastepudding norm...” • Beatty says: “The zipper replaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour.” • Beatty says: “Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal. Each man in the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them cower, to judge themselves against.”

  9. The Sieve and the Sand What is a sieve? How does sand react in a sieve? Is a sieve a good tool to handle sand? Montag has started on a “journey”… Can his knowledge be contained?

  10. Denham’s Dentifrice What’s the point of the subway scene?

  11. Burning Bright • What do you guess will happen in the next section? • Why do you think Bradbury titled it “Burning Bright”? • Why the progression of titles…”The Hearth and the Salamander,” “The Sieve and the Sand,” then “Burning Bright”?

  12. Notable Quotes/Events • “…damn do gooders with their shocked, holier than thou silences, their one talent making others feel guilty…” • “What is there about fire that’s so lovely?” “…the thing man wanted to invent but never did.” “It’s real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences.” • Who called? • “It was an act of a silly damn snob…” • Beatty finds out about?? • “We never burned right.” • What happens? What’s there? • “You always said don’t face a problem, burn it.” • What’s Montag’s problem now?

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