Fahrenheit 451

[Year]

Abc bookEylaf Elsir

Salt Lake City School District | [Company address]

A is for Ashes

Before Montag (the main character) realized the faults of his society, he used to burn books to ashes. Montag says, “Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn Ãem to ashes, then burn the ashes. That’s our official slogan.” (8)

BEATTY IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE FIREMEN, AND THE MAIN ANTOGANIST.

B is for Beatty

C is for Clarisse“I'm antisocial, they say. I don't

mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social, doesn't it? Social to me means talking to you about

things like this."[Fahrenheit 451]

D is for

DandelionThe dandelion represents love. You press it under your chin, and if it leaves a mark, you’re in love with someone."If it rubs off, it means I'm in love. Has it?" (Fahrenheit 451)

B is for Beatty

F is for Fireman

E is for ElectricalThe Mechanical Hound depends on electricity to

work[Fahrenheit 451]

Montag is a fireman, but instead of putting out fires, he sets books on fire.“He flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black” [Fahrenheit 451]

G is for Guy MontagGUY MONTAG IS A FIREMAN, IN FAHRENHEIT

451 HE IS DESCRIBED AS HAVING “BLACK HAIR, BLACK BROWS… FIERY FACE, AND… BLUE-STEEL SHAVED BUT UNSHAVED LOOK”

H is for Hound The hound, more known as the

mechanical hound is a machine designed to kill people who are found with books (it also kills animals when the firemen decide to let it out and bet on which animal it’s going to kill first)

I is for Igniter

In Fahrenheit 451, a women uses an igniter to set herself and her house on fire.

J is for JetsJETS IN FAHRENHEIT 451 ARE EXTREMELY COMMON

DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A WAR GOING ON.

K is for KeroseneMONTAG SIGNITURE SMELL

IS THAT OF KEROSENE.

L is for LeisureLEISURE

Faber tells Montag that leisure doesn’t really exist in their society

M is for MildredMILDRED IS MONTAG’S WIFE WHO

HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

N is for Neighbor

MONTAG’S NEIGHBOR IS CLARISSE MCLENNAN.

O is for Oppression

People in

Montag’s

society are

being oppressed by the

firemenP is for Parlor

Walls

PARLOR WALLS ARE FAHRENHEIT’S 451 VERSION OF T.V’S. “I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ARGUE WITH A ONE-HUNDRED-PIECE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, FULL COLOR, THREE DIMENSIONS, AND I BENG IN AND PART OF THOSE INCREDIBLE PARLORS. AS YOU SEE, MY PARLOR IS NOTHING BUT FOUR PLASTER WALLS.

[Fahrenheit 451]

P is for Parlor

WallsQ is for QualityQuality

According to Faber “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores.”

[Fahrenheit 451]

R is for Ray Bradbury

RAY BRADBURY IS THE AUTHOR OF FAHRENHIET 451.

S is for SalamanderThe Salamander is the symbol on the firemen’s’ uniform.

T is for Technology

The technology in Fahrenheit 451 is extraordinary.

U is for UtopiaA Utopia is a perfect place, but most utopias are actually

dystopias, and Fahrenheit 451 is no exception.

V is for Violence

Violence is common in Montag’s society. Firemen use violence to burn books and children are violent in their games as well.

W is for WarMontag lives in world where war is happening, but no one really cares about it.

X is for eXplosion.

At the end of Fahrenheit 451, a huge explosion destroys Montag’s city.

Y is for Yelling

Z is for Zealous