mechanical hound
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The mechanical hound is a lethal, robotic enforcer in Ray Bradbury’s "Fahrenheit 451" that tracks down and kills dissenters using advanced sensory technology and injected poisons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Hound | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional robot ⓘ robotic enforcer ⓘ |
| ability |
leap on targets
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run at high speed ⓘ store scent profiles ⓘ track by chemical signature ⓘ track by scent ⓘ |
| allegiance | totalitarian government in Fahrenheit 451 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fahrenheit 451 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Beatty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Montag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
firemen
ⓘ
the state ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPurpose |
to enforce anti-book laws
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to instill fear in citizens ⓘ |
| emotion | none ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Fahrenheit 451 (1953 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
killing dissenters
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law enforcement ⓘ tracking dissenters ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | dog-like machine ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
antagonistic force
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embodiment of technological control ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
threat to Guy Montag
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tool of oppression ⓘ |
| senses |
chemical analyzers
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olfactory sensors ⓘ |
| setting | future American city ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dehumanized technology
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mechanized violence ⓘ state surveillance ⓘ |
| targets |
book owners
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intellectuals ⓘ political dissenters ⓘ |
| technologyType |
advanced sensory system
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robot ⓘ |
| universe | Fahrenheit 451 universe ⓘ |
| weapon |
injected poison
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needle ⓘ |
| workPublicationAuthor | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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