Fahrenheit 451 Webquest Project

Fahrenheit 451 English

Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake for being protestants during the reign of Bloody Mary.  Latimer was confident they were doing the right thing because he answers "Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out." 

The Nazi book burning may have encouraged Ray Bradbury to write the book to show how 

important censorship is, and without it, the world would be in a state of chaos. He may believe censorship is ideal to any country's history, and is required for the to be successful.

It happened because California's senator believed that communists were creating films that would be put negatively towards American and that they had established a base in which they would do so.

I believe it was wrong, because even if they were communists, which seems unlikely, they were still entitled to their own opinion. 

The chances of it happening again are slim but it does seem rather possible.

It may have inspired Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451 by seeming as if all censorship from foreign country's should be banned.

The FCC is in favor of the most common uses of censorship such as foul language, but they are opposed by many citizens because the people feel as if they are removing freedom of speech from the country. I agree with the FCC, although I do agree with freedom of speech and feel as if without our country would not be what it is today, the law is still an important aspect for any country. Without it, if all children watched violent torture movies at a young age, they may become overly obsessed with the subject and be driven into a state of insanity. 

I am very thankful for being appointed this position to discuss this overwhelming topic, I however wish that censorship remains in a gradual state as it has been for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I am doubtful that censorship will be eliminated as you wish it shall.


  Some people are aware that the FCC contains the most common obstructions of profanity and other vulgarities. Although, without them, children would have almost no source of intelligent communication. Everyone would quote television programs constantly and most likely sound as if they were a babbling cretin. 


In order to sustain common decency and not allow any foreign forces, such as communists, to flush false thoughts into your brain and encourage betrayal towards your own country, I demand that we prevent substantial censorship and continue to encourage freedom of speech. 


Therefore, I suggest that we continue the same procedures of vulgarities that contain somewhat too much negativity, but allow some of the most basic on a mild level. I now conclude my recommendation for action.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 100-110

After reading books to the parlor walls Montag returns to work and is then called on duty to burn a house, unfortunately, the firetruck halts outside of Montag's house.

Allusions: Dover Beach

Metaphors: The ferret of Montag's fingers

Characters: Montag, Beatty, Mrs. Phelps

Bradbury Dover Beach

He uses Dover Beach to explain how the world is currently in a state of negativity and not being able to cause happiness. It is also a fairly accurate synonym of horrible things happening to the entire planet. It resembles horrible things such as grief, loneliness, and depression occurring all around them. Because without books almost no one has their own opinion or idea, as if books were the shore of the beach and everyone else, such as the firefighters and civilians who wanted to destroy books, were the kerosene shore of destruction.

fahrenheit 451 Pages 60-70

After Beatty retreated to the fire hall, Montag opened the grille of his air book and suddenly, several twenty books came plummeting down. Mildred observed this, and immediately ran towards the kitchen incinerator  but thankfully, Montag grabbed hold of her, and she did not make it. Someone arrived at the door, knocked, while the books still lay on the ground, then receded back where they came.

Vocabulary 4th

• 1.) Pedantry- Noun- Someone being excessively concerned with minor details and rules displaying with academic learning. The meeting included various pedantry of churches.

2.) Odious Adjective- Extremely unpleasant- The odious woman ate babies.
3.) Luxuriant- Adjective- Rich and profuse in growth. The snobby luxurious boy requested the butler at once.
4.) Dictum- Noun- A former pronouncement from a authoritative sort. The dictum of George Bush was rather negative.
5.) Cacophony- Noun- a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. Jade's cacophony became more and more obnoxious.
6.) Proclivity- Noun- a tendency to choose or do something regularly.
7.) Proboscis- Noun- The nose of a mammal. The animal's proboscis began to smell of foul odor, and was soon forced outside.
8.) Stratum- Noun- a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground. The unsuspecting man had encountered a human body in the stratum beneath the ground.
9.) Mausoleum- Noun- a large or stately building. Several Al Queda rushed into the mausoleum unwary about the events about to take place.
10.) Marionette- Noun- A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs. The child obeyed his parents like a marionette obeyed its handler.
11.) Phoenix- Noun- In classical mythology  a unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle. The phoenix ascended into the sky only to plummet back down towards the earth.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 50-60

Captain Beatty of the fire team arrives at Montag's house to learn why he had not attended work, they then share an exceptionally long discussion about censorship and why it is no longer present. The conversation continued for a long time and Beatty seemed to have proved to Montag it is needed.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 40-50

Montag returns home from work and places a book under his pillow. He lies, sick for several hours then vomits on the rug. Mildred shared with him that she believed the young girl, Clarisse Mclillen, was ran over and killed by a automobile. Montag then rests and falls asleep, waking the next day and not wanting to attend work.
Characters: Montag, Beatty, Stoneman, and Black.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 30-40

Montag and the other firefighters search a house for books after being called out, the books are soon found in the attic and the house is filled with kerosene. Once this happens a woman standing is the house refuses to leave, after moments of waiting she lights her own match after reciting a bible verse and ignites the house herself, the men are forced to leave the woman to her fate, then return to the station.

Fahrenheit 451 20-30 Journal entry #3

Montag once again encounters the young woman in the rain who happens to be carrying the last dandelions of the year with her, and explains to Montag how he is not like any of the other firemen, he ponders abut this, then requests she continues on to her appointment. He then arrives at the firestation in which he works and encounters the fire captain who shares with Montag that the cyber-dog that previously snarled at him could be reprogrammed. Once Montag leaves he once again encounters the girl who questions why he has never met a girl like her when he had children, he claims that his wife has never really wanted children. She then explains that she is not in school due to her social skills at school because she felt it was wrong to require a large group of people and then prevent them from talking with one an other.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 10-20

Montag arrives home and discovers his wife, Mildred, has attempted to overdose on sleeping pills, then brings her to a professional medical building where they calmingly save her by sucking her blood out with a vacuum. She awakes home sharing with Montag that she is hungry, and continuously veers away from the topic of digesting so many sleeping pills.

Fahrenheit 451 Pages 1-10

Montag encounters an attractive seventeen year old girl who claims to be insane. Minutes later he arrives at home and she questions him if he is truly happy. After few moments of thinking about this he realizes he is rather depressed than happy.

Journal Entry #5

The remainder of the group felt sorry for the rookie we found encased in ice, I however felt no positive emotion towards him. He was an ignorant fool, with minimum respect towards anyone and showed no sign of consequential importance to the conclusion of our journey. His death was the arctic's privilege to take, and well-deserving of it as well. About sixty meters away we located each and every one of his matches succumbed to the snowy base of a tree. He had no concern for his valuable heat and failed to succeed in his battle for what he so thought was precious life. Mere hours after we returned to camp, I assigned my dog the worthless task of looking for him. About fifteen minutes later, my dog returned with a black and white husky, whimpering to request our presence in a nearby area. I announced that two men will follow me by lead of the dog. Immediately, two men arose from their tents and presented me with positive attitudes. After finding the man no condolenses were held for that descendant of idiots. He was left and ignored, we will not be telling anyone of this.

Vocabulary 3rd

Poignant- Adjective- A keen sense of sadness or regret. The young child felt poignant after poisoning his mother's new husband.
Undulations- Verb- Move with a smooth wavelike motion. The clown's undulations began to make everyone worry more and more.
Appease- Verb- Pacify or placate someone by pleasing to their demands. Daniel's slaves halted to apease him: they began to rebel.
Ensued- Verb- Happened or occurred afterward or as a result. Dan's vomiting ensued more vomiting.
Conjectural- Adjective- An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. George W. Bush's conjectural belief that Iraq contained nuclear warheads was false.
Apathy- Noun- Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. My apathy continues to force me not to care about chores.
Imperceptible- adjective- Impossible to be aware of. The magician became imperceptible after his invisibility cloak began working.
Imperative- adjective- Of vital or crucial importance. English is definitely the most imperative subject.
Patricide- Noun- The killing of ones father. The child became patricide after years of dealing with his stepfather's obnoxious laugh.

Combining Sentences Exercises

 Exercise 1
1.) Edgar Allen Poe's mother was young when she died three years after her son's birth.
2.) Fortunately, Poe was taken in by Mrs. John Allan and her husband.
3.) Poe created decorative stories.
4.) Poe had talent in his writing and he inspired the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
5.) Poe had original theories about the writing of fiction.

Exercise 2
1.) Valdez was born in a California city; Delano.
2.) He grew up in a family of migrant and farm workers.
3.) Valdez began to work in the fields when he was six years old.
4.) He champions the cause of underpaid migrant workers and the cause of migrant workers who suffer from over work.
5.) He organized a traveling group called the Farm Worker's Theatre that consists of actors and musicians.

Exercise 3
1.) Auguste Piccard was an inventor, scientist, and explorer who was from Switzerland.
2.) Piccard once spent sixteen hours in a balloon floating across Germany and France.
3.) Piccard attented the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.
4.) Piccard was a young man when he became a professor at the Swiss Institute.
5.) Piccard invented an airtight gondola.
6.) The gondola took Piccard ten miles into the air attached to a balloon.
7.) Piccard then made numerous balloon trips studying electricity.
8.) Piccard turned his interests to the ocean depths designing a deep-sea diving ship.
9.) Piccard and his son Jacques went two miles below the surface of the Adriatic sea in 1953.
10.) Another deep-sea diving ship went almost ten miles below the surface of the ocean, setting the worlds depth record in 1960.

Exercise 4
1.) Bananas and coconuts are a tropical fruit.
2.) Brazil and India both produce and export bananas.
3.) Some bananas are cooked and eaten as a vegetable is.
4.) By A.D. 600, the Egyptians, Koreans, and Indians were eating coconuts.
5.) Coconuts and bananas are not a major crop in the United States.

Vocabulary #2

Preclude- Verb Prevent from happening. The cage precluded the beast from the wilderness
Rapt- Adjective Completely fascinated by what one is seeing. The child's rapt biking skill ensured his quietness.
Indulgently- adverb Having or indicating to be generous. She indulgently ate all the chocolates given to her on Valentine's day.
Banish- Verb Send away from a country or place to be officially punished. Romeo was banished after he killed Tybalt in a duel.
Fetter- Noun A chain or manacle to restrain a prisoner. I fettered KC to the wall and laughed in a cruel manner: he will be broken.
Virtuoso- Noun A person highly skilled in music or an artistic pursuit. Zack considers himself a (failed) virtuoso and can only play the rubberband tissue box.
Indolently- Adjective Wanting to avoid activity or exertion
Impunity- Noun Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. The teacher said, "Because I'm a teacher I can smack you with impunity.
Appropriation- Noun The action of taking something for someone's own use, typically without the owner's permission
Accost- Verb Approach and adress boldly or aggressive

Lady or the Tiger Resolution

We all wonder how that intense evening was resolved. Of course, the princess moitioned to the door to the right, however, it was not told what was behind the door, and the hero believed the princess was simply attempting to kill him, for he too believed he knew what was behind each door, he did not. He calmly proceeded to the right, hoping for the maid. As he placed his hand upon the door, he quickly withdrew, then rushed towards the other, smashing it open in a truculent motion, eager to appeal his wants. His eyes widened and he began to fret, as a tiger lay asleep, steadily, he receeded. The king ejected from his seat, then emitted a barbaric noise from his mouth in a horrific manner, requesting he immediately be stoned to death or executed, the crowd was exhilarated as the king declared he immediately be stoned to death, as the audience rushed forth, he ran behind the tiger's cage and noticed a whip placed behind him. He rapidly began thrusting it forward at the tiger as he remained sheltered by the metal bars that separated the two, the tiger hence forth, only to swipe the metal bar. Suddenly the tigers door burst open and the crowd began to retreat, the tiger leaped towards the crowd tearing each individual apart piece by piece, the king was electrified at the spectacle that behold. He had never been this excited in his life, he was seeing something more amazing than anything he had ever perceived before. He requested the battle be stopped at once, for the princess's lover had entertained him an extreme amount. The hero watched as five men sprinted into the eccentric battlefield and quickly roped the tiger, forcing it to withdraw. "My dear boy," announced the king, "I now understand that you are much more than a peasant, you are a magnificent man of high intellect who I require to be with my daughter, please, I now realize, it would be an honor!" The hero gladly accepted this request then exited the cage, for he was married on the spot to the beautiful young woman and lived in harmony with the princess for the rest of his uneventful life.