Fahrenheit 451

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Fahrenheit 451

• Symbol

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Captain Beatty

• Only figure of government seen in the novel
• Symbol
• The law authority
• Beatty is the embodiment of authority his
  actions and speech reinforce the need for society
  to be oppressed

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Beatty

• Theme
• Conformity (mass exploitation)
• Oppression
• Indifference
• Censorship
• Complacency

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Books Stolen

• Symbol
• Montag (he is a fugitive from the govt)
• Desire Montags desire for knowledge a release
  fromoppression

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Books Stolen

• Themes
• the pursuit of happiness
• Montags curiosity makes him realize how unhappy
  he is right now
• By reading books, he hopes to gain happiness

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Clarisse

• Symbol
• Change
• Catalyst
• Happiness
• Theme
• the pursuit of happiness

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Clarisse

• She is the opposite of Mildred
• She is lively
• She is a free-thinker
• She observes the world around her
• She cares about other people

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Mildred

• Symbol
• Status quo (Model Citizen)
• Stagnation
• happiness
• Theme
• Complacency
• Conformity
• Indifference

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Mildred

• She is intellectually dead
• She has no individual thoughts
• She observes the world as it arrives to her
  through the parlor walls
• She does not care about other people

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Mildred Indifference

• Pg 19 (she doesnt care that she overdosed)
• Pg 43 (she doesnt remember or care where she and
  Montag met)
• Pg 47 (she doesnt care that Clarisse is dead)
• Pg 65 (she doesnt care to hear Montags reasons
  to read books)