Farenheight 451 Symbolism
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Farenheight 451 Symbolism
Book Report Analysis Trevor Stauble
5/30/01
Period 3
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is a futuristic novel, taking the reader
to a time where books and thinking are outlawed. In a time so dreadful where
those who want to better themselves by thinking, and by reading are outlaws
as well. Books and ideas are burned, books are burned physically, where as
ideas are burned from the mind. Bradbury uses literary devices, such as
symbolism, but it is the idea he wants to convey that makes this novel so
devastating. Bradbury warns us of what may happen if we stop expressing
our ideas, and we let people take away our books, and thoughts. Bradbury
notices what has been going on in the world, with regards to censorship, and
McCarthyism in America. That is what he is speaking out against. Bradbury's
use of symbolism throughout the novel makes the book moving and
powerful by using symbolism to reinforce the ideas of anti-censorship.
The Hearth and the Salamander, the title of part one, is the first
example of symbolism. The title suggests two things having to do with fire,
the hearth is a source of warmth and goodness, showing the positive, non-
destructive side of fire. Whereas a salamander is a small lizard-like
amphibian, and also in mythology, is known to endure fire without getting
burnt by it. Perhaps the salamander is symbolic of Guy Montag, who is
being described as a salamander because he works with fire, and endures it,
but believes that he can escape the fire and survive, much like a salamander
does. On the other hand, it is ironic that Guy, and the other firemen believe
themselves to be salamanders because both Capt. Beatty's and Montag's
destruction comes from the all mighty flame, from which they thought they
were invincible.
The symbol of a Phoenix is used throughout the novel. This quote
accurately describes the Phoenix, It is known to be a mythical multi-colored
bird of Arabia, with a long history of artistic and literary symbolism, the
Phoenix is one of a kind. At the end of its five-hundred-year existence, it
perches on its nest of spices and sings until sunlight ignites the masses. After
the body is consumed in flames, a worm emerges and develops into the next
Phoenix.. The Phoenix symbolizes the rebirth after destruction by fire, only
to get burnt, and be destroyed again. Firemen wear the Phoenix on their
uniforms, and Capt. Beatty symbolically drives a Phoenix car. Montag, after
reaching the...
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