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VIEWING GUIDE - FAHRENHEIT 451

HUMANITIES/CLASSICS 3230 - UTOPIAS

Use this viewing guide to help you think about Fahrenheit 451. Consider the following questions and use this sheet to make notes about your reactions to the film.

Which of the characters in Fahrenheit 451 do you like? Why?

What distinguishes the Montag's approach to life from those of most of the other characters?

How does the prohibition of books affect the majority of Montag's Fellow citizens?

Why are most of the people willing to accept the "official" account of what is happening in the world?

How does Montag change? What changes him? Does his wife change? What changes her?

What is the connection between books and people that the conclusion of the film makes? Do you agree with Bradbury's view? Does the World Wide Web change this equation?