Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury

451º F = temperature at which paper burns (?)

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Bradbury born in Waukegan, IL in 1920 Novel published in 1953 Novel set in the 24th Century Ancestor tried in Salem Witch trials

Literary Terms

UTOPIA Imagined setting full of perfection (Latin for “no place”)

DYSTOPIA Imagined setting full of dehumanization and fear (opposite of utopia)

CENSORSHIP Act of controlling what the masses may access through broadcasting and publication

ALLUSIONS (more to come) References to outside works; used to enhance work in which they appear

Symbols/Motifs

SALAMANDER Legend states this lizard can enter flames but will never be burned

PHOENIX Legend states this bird lights itself on fire and then is reborn from its own ashes

Others to watch for: Water -- White Blood -- Mirrors Beetle -- Nature Fire

Terms Unique to F451

THE HOUND “The mechanical Hound lived but did not live…” Created to search and destroy

ELECTRIC-EYED SNAKES Fully automated stomach pump and blood returning device

PARLOR ROOM TV Room – ideally all four walls covered in screens

THE “RELATIVES” Characters on television shows

Historical Context

HISTORICALLY Consider… - Nazism - McCarthyism - Emerging media in the 1950’s - Nuclear weapons

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