Fahrenheit 451

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Fahrenheit 451

• By Ray Bradbury

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Censorship

• What does this term mean?
• The act or system of examining and appraising
  material, as literature, plays, or motion
  pictures, for the purpose of deleting or
  suppressing that which is considered
  objectionable by the government or organization

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Something to think about

• Wherever they burn books they will also, in the
  end, burn human beings. Heinrich Heine,
  Almansor, 1823

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Something to think about

• The only valid censorship of ideas is the right
  of people not to listen. Tommy Smothers

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How do YOU feel?

• After you are assigned a quote, answer the
  following questions
• Explain the quote in your own words.
• What are your thoughts regarding the quote?
• Do you agree? Why or why not?

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Common Censored Books

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• Harry Potter (series) by J.K Rowling
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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Utopia/Dystopia

• Utopia a place, state, or condition that is
  ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws,
  customs, and conditions.
• Dystopia A futuristic, imagined universe in
  which oppressive societal control and the
  illusion of a perfect society are maintained
  through corporate, bureaucratic, technological,
  moral, or totalitarian control.

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Dystopia cont.

• Most Dystopian works present a world in which
  oppressive societal control and the illusion of a
  perfect society are maintained through one or
  more of the following types of controls
• Think of some dystopic movies you have seen. How
  are the societies in each movie controlled?

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The Dystopian Protagonist

• often feels trapped and is struggling to escape.
• questions the existing social and political
  systems.
• believes or feels that something is terribly
  wrong with the society in which he or she lives.
• helps the audience recognize the negative aspects
  of the dystopian world through his or her
  perspective.

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F451 background

• Takes place in a future America
• Suggests the story is set at the end of the
  twentieth century
• Bradbury confirmed (in a 1953 article) that the
  story takes place in 1999

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Themes

• Individual self-expression is important.
• Violence is self-destructive.
• Mindless pleasure-seeking and materialism make
  for an empty life.
• Humanity has the ability to be reborn and
  revived.
• In the WRONG hands, modern technology can be
  dangerous.

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Characters

• Guy Montag
• Named after a paper-manufacturing company.
• Man on a mission
• Acts without thinking
• The protagonist

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Characters

• Mildred Montag-
• Guys wife
• Has no hope of resolving the conflicts within
  herself
• Cold, distant, unreadable

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Characters

• Captain Beatty-
• Contradictory character
• Book burner with vast knowledge of literature
• Manipulator

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Characters

• Professor Faber-
• Named after a famous publisher
• Competes with Beatty
• Manipulator

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Annotations for F451- During reading, analyze for
DIDLS.

• Diction word choice
• Connotation of the word
• Effect on the plot, characters, and/or theme
• Imagery creates an image in the mind of the
  reader
• Appeals to the senses figurative language
  symbolism
• Effect on the plot, characters, and/or theme

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Annotations Theres more!

• Details
• Specific information given by the author, such as
  plot events, dialogue, and characters actions
• Effect or impact of the details on the plot
  and/or character development (How does it
  increase your understanding of the novel and
  WHY?)
• Syntax Sentence structure
• Note unusual sentence patterns long, short,
  fragments
• Analyze how the syntax affects the content of the
  novel (Can you see a reason for the syntax?)

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How many annotations?Choose wisely

• Part I 10 examples of each
• Part II 5 examples of each
• Part III 10 examples of each
• Mark your book with highlighter and pen OR
  post-it notes if you are using school book or
  library book.
• You will be using these annotations to complete
  another assignment!

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Dialectical Journal-FIVE Required

• Device/Evidence/ Context/ Page
• Name the lit/lang device (element)
• Quote from the text
• Context/ page number (53).

• AIM/ Commentary
• AIM (authors intended meaning)
• Effect created by use of the device (the
  MOOD/TONE- Use one word)
• Authors purpose for the device (the HOW)

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F451 Style Analysis Guidelines

• Choose FIVE entries to use for dialectical
  journals.
• Work the DIDS (No Language)
• Diction list words CM effect
• Imagery list phrases (2-3) CM effect
• Details describe info. from passage CM
  effect
• Syntax categorize sentences CM-effect
• Symbolism-What archetypes are used in the novel
  and what purpose do they serve?
• Theme-Define the theme and use quotations to
  support it.