What is Ray Bradbury trying to say about the loss of interest in literature through Guy Montag’s educational journey? The main themes in Fahrenheit 451 are related to media and government censorship. See if you can identify and analyze those themes. Step 1: What parts of the plot seem related to a possible theme in the novel? (Think about the main conflict and how it get resolved or worked out.)

Step 2: Which characters seem related to a possible theme? Which characters change, and what do those changes suggest about media influence and censorship?

Step 3: How does Ray Bradbury use symbols to hint at the novel’s themes? What objects, people, or places stand for something “bigger” in the story?

Step 4: What does the novel’s title suggest about the novel’s theme? Why do you think Bradbury named his novelFahrenheit 451?

Step 5: Write about one or two of the novel’s main themes in your own words.