Character Chart for Fahrenheit 451. You should fill this out throughout the novel due at the end!

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1 1 Character Chart for Fahrenheit 451 You should fill this out throughout the novel due at the end! Character Guy Montag Page # Mildred Montag Page # Description and role (appearance, age, job, protagonist ) 1-2, 5, Relationship of the character to the other characters in the story (i.e. spouse, friend ) 30 years old, fireman, burns books, seems to enjoy his job, realizes that he is not happy; all firemen have black hair, black brows, a fiery face, and a blue-steel shaved but unshaved look Mildred s husband, Clarisse s neighbor, apprentice of Faber, friend of Granger, works for Captain Beatty...her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw, her eyes with a kind of cataract unseen but suspect far behind the pupils, the reddened pouting lips, the body as thin as a praying mantis from dieting, and her flesh like white bacon. antagonist? Guy Montag s wife, friends with Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles, Clarisse s neighbor Strengths of the character Stands up for what he believes in Stands up for what she believes in (turns in Montag & burns books*), conforms to her society, supports her friends Weaknesses of the character Reacts in anger instead of rationally considering and planning his actions She hates conflict; she loves fake happiness / escaping from reality to cope with her life * 39, 97 Defining moment for the character (quote and pg #) Essential question for the character (What would he/she ask? This shows your understanding of the character.) Dig deep! Symbol for the character what would represent each character and why? Which one? Taking books, Meeting Clarisse, Watching the woman burn, Burning his house, Beatty & the hound, running away What is right? What is in these books? Are there answers in these books? Who can help me make sense of the world? given ones: helmet, 451, salamander symbol of firemen (on his sleeve), & phoenix disk on chest, masks, books Calling the firemen on Montag (her house) Why would anyone read a book or break any rules in our society? 1-4 mausoleum / tomb, moonstones, TVs, island, snow, seashells

2 2 Character Clarisse McClellan Page # Captain Beatty Page # Description and role pale, slender, curious, watches everything, almost 17 years old; anti-social ; thoughtful-gives Montag small gifts 3-5, 21 26, 25 Leader of the firemen, antagonist, represents the government / rules of the society in Fahrenheit 451, he is confrontational, cold 50 Her death ( Clarisse was gone....i think she s dead. ) 29, 44 Relationship Friend / neighbor of Montag s Montag s boss Strengths Weaknesses Observant, curious, she thinks, does not conform to society s rules/norms, her questions cause Montag to reconsider his life naive, different than others in her society, does not conform to her society s rules/norms leader, well-read, knows books well and is able to quickly recognize when firemen have been reading and/or taking books Confrontational, suicidal (116)?, believes he and the govt. are right regardless of the consequences of enforcing their rules Defining moment Asking Montag Are you happy? (talking to Montag?) Showing up to burn Montag s house & provoking him (before/during that) Essential question Are you happy? Why have people and the world become so different? Who would dare question my rules and my authority / the government? Symbol Candle, moon, leaves, dandelion Fire, salamander, hose that sprays kerosene

3 3 Character Professor Faber Page # Granger Page # Description and role old man who met Montag in the park & gave him his phone number, retired English professor, mentor to Montag (protagonist supporter) man who lives in the woods, has a portion of a book memorized, explains importance of books, life to Montag Relationship Friend of Montag Friend of Montag Strengths Willingness to trust Montag and to share the technology he created with Montag, recognizes the importance of books Leader of the book people; encourages Montag to remember what he read and to travel with the book people Weaknesses Fear and not fighting for books when he had the chance not known Defining moment Giving Montag the ear wasps (2-way radio), telling Montag where to go to meet up with the book people not known Essential question Can I face my fears and fight for what I believe in? How can we help people with the book knowledge we have memorized? 157 Symbol Thimble wasps, the Bible, a brain Books, railroad tracks, phoenix,

4 4 Books are compared to: Quote / pg # Birds flapping, pigeon-winged books (1) white pigeon (34) Slaughtered birds (34) Fish mounds of fishes (35) Technology Quote / pg # Nature Quote / pg # front door train He put his hand into the glove hole of his front door and let it know his touch. The front door slid open. (8) silent air-propelled train slid soundlessly down its lubricated flue in the earth (2). Tower of Babel Tower of Babel (35) toaster Toast popped out of the silver toaster, was seized by a spidery metal hand that drenched it with melted butter (16). Heart They have eyes a heart against Montag s chest (37) Titles glittered their golden eyes (35) thimble radios*** (also nature) 2 machines used by handymen mosquito-delicate (9) hidden wasp snug in its special pink warm nest (9) seashells (10) thimble wasps (11) electronic bees (16) (12) replaced blood, pumped stomach beetle beetle colored helmet (2) fireman uniform Moon (1-15) Moonsto nes snake salamander, phoenix disc (4) two pale moonstones buried in a creek of clear water (11) brass nozzle...this great python (1) One of them slid down into your stomach like a black cobra down (12) the men with the eyes of puff adders (13) wall TVs (18) island Her face was like a snow-covered island upon which rain might fall, but it felt no rain; over which clouds might pass their moving

5 5 The hound* (also nature) brass pole at the firehouse (21-23) moth-like salamand er / orange dragon (12) the pole, reacting, snail slid upward shadows, but she felt no shadow (11) He lay far across the room from her, on a winter island separated by an empty sea (39) fire truck (32, 37) Kerosene - track of an evil snail (37) OTHER references: masks ventilator war