Montag begins to understand the renewing and hopeful emotions that fire can provide, therefore giving symbolism to fire with himself. When he escapes to the river, the refreshing power of water stomps out the overwhelming fire of the thoughtless society from his past, and he is able to journey away from that and discover himself and actually listen to his own ideas and thoughts for once. In fact, upon escaping the city and finding the group of “book people,” Montag discovers a new type of fire he had never known, one that, “was not burning… it was warming” (Bradbury 145). The men gather around the fire in camaraderie and comfort, both of which never would have been recognized in his past society. He had never known the positive influences of fire, he only partook in the negative inflictions it caused, the one responsible for killing Mildred, Beatty and Faber.…