Question
Pg. 3
1. What do firemen do in the world of Fahrenheit 451?
2. What is written on the firemen’s helmets?
Pg. 6
3. What are the two professional symbols that Montag wears?
4. What does Montag say he always smells like?
5. Who does Montag run into on his way home?
Pg. 7
6. Why is it ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen?
Pg. 10
7. How do the doors work?
1. What do firemen do in the world of Fahrenheit 451?
2. What is written on the firemen’s helmets?
Pg. 6
3. What are the two professional symbols that Montag wears?
4. What does Montag say he always smells like?
5. Who does Montag run into on his way home?
Pg. 7
6. Why is it ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen?
Pg. 10
7. How do the doors work?
Answers
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Here are the answers to your questions about "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury:
**Pg. 3**
1. In the world of "Fahrenheit 451," firemen are responsible for burning books and the houses that contain them. Their role is to enforce the government's anti-book policy and suppress dissenting ideas.
2. The firemen's helmets have the number "451" emblazoned on them, which signifies the temperature at which book paper supposedly burns.
**Pg. 6**
3. Montag wears two professional symbols: a fireman’s helmet adorned with the number 451, and a fireman's uniform.
4. Montag says he always smells like kerosene, which is the substance used to start fires.
5. On his way home, Montag runs into Clarisse McClellan, a young woman who sparks his curiosity and challenges his views on society.
**Pg. 7**
6. It is ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen because they are supposed to be protectors and heroes; however, in the society of "Fahrenheit 451," they are actually oppressors who destroy knowledge and freedom of thought.
**Pg. 10**
7. The doors in Montag's world respond to people's presence; they open automatically when someone approaches. This portrays a futuristic, somewhat impersonal relationship between people and their environment.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
**Pg. 3**
1. In the world of "Fahrenheit 451," firemen are responsible for burning books and the houses that contain them. Their role is to enforce the government's anti-book policy and suppress dissenting ideas.
2. The firemen's helmets have the number "451" emblazoned on them, which signifies the temperature at which book paper supposedly burns.
**Pg. 6**
3. Montag wears two professional symbols: a fireman’s helmet adorned with the number 451, and a fireman's uniform.
4. Montag says he always smells like kerosene, which is the substance used to start fires.
5. On his way home, Montag runs into Clarisse McClellan, a young woman who sparks his curiosity and challenges his views on society.
**Pg. 7**
6. It is ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen because they are supposed to be protectors and heroes; however, in the society of "Fahrenheit 451," they are actually oppressors who destroy knowledge and freedom of thought.
**Pg. 10**
7. The doors in Montag's world respond to people's presence; they open automatically when someone approaches. This portrays a futuristic, somewhat impersonal relationship between people and their environment.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!