Farenheiht 451 An Analysis

A detailed Summary of Farenheiht 451 An Analysis

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

symbolizes something else, warmth, goodness. It is not until the very end that

Phoenix is "reborn" only to get burnt and destroyed, again. Guy's life is a

so in mythology, is known to endure fire without getting

Approximate Word count = 1278
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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