Fahrenheit 451 3
When an author writes a quality piece of work, he or she puts a lot of effort into his or her writing in attempt to convey the inner theme or motif of the work to the reader. To do this writers usually use literary devices such as irony, characterization, and diction. A writer's diction or choice of words is usually expressed in patterns which can be traced throughout the work by color tracing. Color tracing is recognizing certain groups of words and taking note of them to get a better idea of the author's thoughts or the theme of the story. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses many different colors to illuminate the themes of the story. The predominate colors are red and orange and are seen all throughout the story, beginning with the title. These colors symbolize such items as fire, flames, and blazing, "...he flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black." Montag is a fireman and his profession can be conceived as red and orange "...
damaged, poisoned soul replaced with a new, clean one. The red blood symbolizes people's souls and how they can be damaged, and can be color traced through the story. Also orange is the color of the brass nozzle, the salamander, and the golden pole which all symbolize objects of the firemen who burn and destroy. medicine the men come and pump her stomach, "This machine pumped all of the blood from the body and replaced it with fresh blood and serum." Mildred is forced to have her that's grass! A pink blur! That's a rose garden! White blurs are houses..." Clarisse explains to Montag how people have been changed and can no longer recognize the features of nature. In this passage the reader can see how green is a color used by Bradbury that resembles all natural things. Like the color white, green describes Clarisse in that she is peaceful, lively, and she experiences nature. Montag can only visualize and enjoy these objects when he thinks of Clarisse or is with her. Another two colors which contrast rather than correspond are blac
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Approximate Word count = 704
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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