Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

Luka Šabić 4.A

  Ray Bradbury was an American writer born on August 22,
1920, in Waukegan, Illinois.
 Bradbury was most famous for his science fiction and fantasy
writing, which included popular books like Fahrenheit 451 and
The Martian Chronicles.
 Bradbury was a productive author, publishing more than 500
works.
Biography  Bradbury was a famous advocate for education and literacy.
 Bradbury received numerous awards and honors, including the
National Medal of Arts and a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.
 Ray Bradbury died on June 5, 2012, in L. A., California.
  A dystopian novel.
 Published in 1953.
 The title, Fahrenheit 451, refers to the temperature at which paper
burns.

Fahrenheit 451  The Nazi book burnings inspired Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451.
 It has been adapted into many forms of media, including movie, TV,
and theater.
 The book examines censorship and the value of freedom of speech
and ideas.
  Guy Montag – the protagonist, a fireman, changes his mind and
begins to question society’s rules
 Mildred Montag – Guy’s wife, obsessed with watching
television, very passive

Major  Clarisse McClellan – Guy’s neighbor and introduces him to a

world of books and ideas
characters  Captain Beatty – Guy’s boss, loyal to the regime
 Faber – a former English professor, Guy’s friend and ally
 Granger – the leader of rebels that memorize books to keep
them alive
 "THE HEART AND THE SALAMANDER"
 Guy Montag is a fireman whose job is to burn down houses in
which books have been discovered.
 One day, he meets Clarisse, a teenage girl who questions social
rules.
 After that, he finds that his wife, Mildred, attempted suicide.
 Montag and Clarisse begin talking regularly until one day she
Plot was killed by a car.
 After one regular mission, Montag begins to question his job
and personal opinions and the next day he stays home from
work.
 Captain Beatty, Montag’s boss, visits Montag to convince him
that books are useless and dangerous.
 After Beatty leaves, Montag tells Mildred he has hidden a
couple of books in the house.
 "THE SIEVE AND THE SAND"
 They start reading, but Montag can not understand the meaning
and context of books and Mildred prefers TV.

 Montag decides to ask Faber, a fromer English professor, for

Plot help on how to understand books.

 During the visit of Mildred’s friends, Montag starts reciting

poetry and makes Mildred’s friend angered.
 "BURNING BRIGHT"
 Mildred reports Montag to firemen and Beatty orders Montag
to burn down his house.

 Montag kills Beatty and runs away towards Faber’s house.

Plot  Faber tells Montag how to escape.

 Then Montag finds a group of rebels who memorize books.

 The city is destroyed in the bombing and rebels return to the

city to rebuild society.
  In the beginning, he was a fireman and did everything the
regime ordered.

 After meeting Clarisse and witnessing a woman dying with her

books, he begins to question his job.

Guy Montag  He decides to break state laws by secretly collecting and

reading books.

 He wants to share his ideas with his wife and friends.

 He eventually becomes a rebel and takes part in rebuilding the

community after the war.
  Why did the government ban books?

 Why did Mildred try to kill herself?

Questions  Why couples do not want to have children?

 Why are people so savage and unfriendly?

  nozzle - a cylindrical or round spout at the end of a pipe, hose,
or tube used to control a jet of gas or liquid.

 singe - burn (something) superficially or lightly.

 stolid - having or revealing little emotion

Vocabulary list
 proclivities – natural inclinations or tendencies

 incessantly – unceasing

 welter - a large number of items in no order

My favourite
episode
  “The Hearth and the Salamander” – the heart is the source
of warmth; the salamander is one of the official symbols of the
firemen
 “The Sieve and the Sand” - taken from Montag’s childhood
Symbols memory of trying to fill a sieve with sand on the beach
 Bible – hope and spirituality
  What is the meaning of the title Fahrenheit 451?
It is the temperature at which paper burns.
There is no meaning.
It is the temperature at which plastic melts.
 What is Montag's job?
Fireman Driver Artist
Quiz  What is Clarisse’s last name?
Montag McClellan Biden
 How Clarisse died?
She is killed by a speeding car.
Montag killed her.
Mildred killed her.
  What happens to the woman whose house is burned by the
firemen?
She dies in the fire.
She was taken to prison.

Quiz She is taken to a mental institution.

 What is the name of Montag's wife?
Mildred Clarisse Jessica
 Faber is a former professor of which subject?
German English History
 Captain Beatty is loyal to the regime.
True False
 Who is the author of Fahrenheit 451?
Thank you for your attention!