In Part III of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, the symbols of fire and water are used to enhance the message regarding Montag's life and the hardships that he faced whilst living in their struggling society.
Firstly, Montag using fire to burn down his house symbolizes his want to escape from his current life and wanting to start anew. Beatty gives Montag a flamethrower and tells him to burn down his own house. It seems that Montag enjoyed burning his house down because as he was burning it down, "he wanted to change everything, the chairs, the tables...everything that showed that he had lived here in this empty house" (p. 110). This proves that Montag was unhappy with his past. He was especially happy about burning the parlor walls since
Firstly, Montag using fire to burn down his house symbolizes his want to escape from his current life and wanting to start anew. Beatty gives Montag a flamethrower and tells him to burn down his own house. It seems that Montag enjoyed burning his house down because as he was burning it down, "he wanted to change everything, the chairs, the tables...everything that showed that he had lived here in this empty house" (p. 110). This proves that Montag was unhappy with his past. He was especially happy about burning the parlor walls since