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Fahrenheit 451 
Characters
Montag
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Through his friendship with Clarisse McClellan, Montag perceives the harshness of society as opposed to the joys of nature in which he rarely experiences.
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Clarisse
Is foil of Mildred, non-conformist, curious and anti-social.
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Genre
Dystopian Literature
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Makes a criticism about a certain trend, societal form, or political system.
A futuristic , imagined universe .
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Themes
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Ignorance vs Knowledge
Montag
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But as the story progresses he gather more knowledge knows how to contradict society when something is wrong.
"it was not burning, it was worming"(page 117).
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Censorship
In the novel Fahrenheit 451, censorship plays an enormous role and is noted to be the most important theme.
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"It's not books you need, it's some of the things that once were in
books."
In the futuristic world of Fahrenheit 451, firemen start fires rather than extinguishing them.
Symbols
Fire
The fireman uses fire to destroy the books and because of that, their helmets have the number 451 that is the temperature books burn.
When Clarisse reminds Montag about a candle light meaning that when controlled symbolizes knowledge and self-awareness.
Hearth
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Salamander
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Salamanders are know for being able to survive in the fire. this contradicts the novel because books are not able to survive in the fire.
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