Symbolism In Fahrenheit 451

If the “fire” is not just fire, then what it is? The novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is about the fireman’s job in future is burn the books. Guy Montag is one of them, but he realizes he is unhappy after he has influence by a seventeen-year-old young girl, Clarisse. Although he finds a way that can make him happy- to read the books, Captain Beatty states that books just make people be less happy and equailty and it is waste time to read. However, nothing can stop Montag to read the book and he has to pay for what he did. He forces to burn down his own house and get arrest after Mildred’s friend’s calls firestation that Montag keeps the books. Montag runs away but he finds some people just like him. They are “books”- each of them have

In Fahrenheit 451, she represents the common aspects of the society and effect of government’s brainwash. For exmaple, operator states, “‘We get these cases nine or ten a night. Go so many, staring a few years ago...’”(15). In this quote, operator is telling Montag that so many people take sleeppills just as Mildred did. This shows that in Fahrenheit 451 Mildred symbolize some aspects of the society. This proves that symbolism adds a deeper and more complex layer to the novel’s story because it lets us know something about the future, people’s daily life, or advanced technology of future. People have suicide attempt and it is normal to them. However, it doesn’t sound right to us. Although future has advanced technology, it dosn’t like what we believe- people are live in happly life. It reflects the future might not be nicer as we wonder. Another example, Mildred states, “‘She’s nothing to me; she shouldn’t have had books. It was her responsibility. She shoud’ve thought it. I hate her’”(51). In this quote, Montag tells Mildred about the old lady who burn her own house but Mildred doesn’t care too much and states people should not keep a book as a responsibility. This shows that Fahrenheit 451 Mildred symbolize as effect of the government’s brainwash and propaganda about the book. This proves that symbolism adds a deeper and more complex layer to the novel’s story because most people in that

In Fahrenheit 451, it represents a threat to people and power of knowledge. For example, Beatty states, “‘So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door”(58). In this quote, Beatty is telling Montag about how bad of book and it would ruin people’ happy life. This shows that Fahrenheit 451 books symbolize as the threat to people’s daily life. This proves that symbolism adds a deeper and more complex layer to the novel’s story beause it shows is not peope fear by books but government fears book. There are a lot of ideas in the books, and people would know what they should do, includes against the government. Just like Americans were inspired by John Locke, people would be influence by those ideas after they read the book and do the “right” things. Another example, Fahrenheit 451 states, “‘Mrs. Phelps was crying”(100). In this quote, Milred’s friend, Mrs. Phelps is crying after Montag read ‘Dover Beach’ to them. This shows that Fahrenheit 451 books symbolize as power of knowlege. This proves that symbolism adds a deeper and more complex layer to the novel’s story because a lady, who doesn’t have read any book, is crying for a poem. She didn’t read book before and she doesn’t know what peom is about, but she is crying withou any reason. This shows the influence of the knowlege, even someone doesn’t know it as well, it still can touch people. It is the power of