https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3 Character Descriptions en-us 2021-11-06 17:33:13 UTC 2025-01-27 23:12:30 UTC hello@padlet.com sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871813177 Published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel that presents a future where books are banned and the role of the fire department is to burn down the houses of anyone who tries to keep and read books.]]> 2021-11-06 17:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871813177 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871825991 Protagonist. Fireman who begins to question his role as a fireman in society; begins to question why books are banned at all. ]]> 2021-11-06 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871825991 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871828937 Guy's new neighbor. 17 years old. Considered antisocial by the society's standards because she does not engage in the violent and dangerous activities of other kids her age. Helps Guy to begin considering that there are things missing from his life and from society. Represents the first of the three things Faber says are missing from society: Quality Information.]]> 2021-11-06 17:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871828937 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871830604 Chief antagonist for Guy Montag. The fire captain of Guy's unit. Represents the evils of the society in their push to control the masses by discouraging free thought.]]> 2021-11-06 17:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871830604 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871834209 Guy's wife. Represents the way the majority of society behaves in this dystopian future. Watches "reality television" all day on her parlor walls (wall-size televisions), always has her seashells (earbuds) in her ears, does not think for herself, rejects intellectual pursuits, and nearly overdoses on sleeping pills because she is unhappy but does not understand why.]]> 2021-11-06 18:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871834209 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871837139 Retired college professor who helps Montag to find his courage to explore books and attempt to understand their meanings. Represents the second of the three things he tells Guy are missing from society: Leisure time to digest/understand the information in the books.]]> 2021-11-06 18:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871837139 sergeiruber https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871839326 Intellectual who has been living by the old railroad tracks. Helps Guy find his new purpose in life in trying to help rebuild society and restore it to the way it was before books were banned. Represents the third thing missing from society: Freedom to act upon what they have learned from the first two missing things.]]> 2021-11-06 18:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sergeiruber/kjx5a65pr1ao22i3/wish/1871839326