After the bombing of the city the group sits around the fire as they fry up some bacon at the end of Fahrenheit 451, and Granger looks into the fire and says “Phoenix” (Bradbury 156). The phoenix is a mythical creature that Ray Bradbury uses as a method to introduce symbolism. The phoenix in Fahrenheit 451 is incredibly significant because of the symbol and meaning it represents behind it. The phoenix, “which every few hundred years built a pyre and burned himself up, but every time he burnt himself up he sprang out of the ashes,, he got himself born all over again (Bradbury 156). The phoenix is being used to symbolize man constantly repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and “man knowing the silly damn things we’ve done for thousands
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Building a mirror factory will let a person looking in the mirror have self-reflection, and they should be able to avoid the repetition of former societies mistakes. Granger wants to change the cycle of history by showing the humans the mistakes they made, like a mirror shows human itself. The mirrors represent a symbol of self-understanding of seeing oneself clearly. People in the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 don’t look at themselves and see how foolish they become and by using mirrors they can reflect on how they are and change because mirrors are reversed when looked into and Granger wants everyone to take a long hard look at themselves and reverse how they were living in the controlled society by the government. In the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451 the government was in control of everything and mostly everyone’s freedom on what to do and how you should act. After the bombing of the city Montag realizes he has freedom to do and go whichever path he chooses to take and not be told what to believe in. There is a hint of hope and faith in the future that promises a new beginning or era of a new
Building a mirror factory will let a person looking in the mirror have self-reflection, and they should be able to avoid the repetition of former societies mistakes. Granger wants to change the cycle of history by showing the humans the mistakes they made, like a mirror shows human itself. The mirrors represent a symbol of self-understanding of seeing oneself clearly. People in the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 don’t look at themselves and see how foolish they become and by using mirrors they can reflect on how they are and change because mirrors are reversed when looked into and Granger wants everyone to take a long hard look at themselves and reverse how they were living in the controlled society by the government. In the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451 the government was in control of everything and mostly everyone’s freedom on what to do and how you should act. After the bombing of the city Montag realizes he has freedom to do and go whichever path he chooses to take and not be told what to believe in. There is a hint of hope and faith in the future that promises a new beginning or era of a new