Bradbury's Allusion In 'Fahrenheit 451'

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Bradbury uses several allusions in Fahrenheit 451 to help the reader reflect the words in the story to something in there life time or in the past to help them understand the story. A allusion is when the text mentions something that you have a memory of witch brings a image to your mind and it adds meaning by referencing a person place or thing allowing you to understand the story better. My allusion is Albert Schweitzer. The allusion helps state the theme that people will eventually forget people of the past if they don't read about history.

The allusion appears before the bombs dropped on the city. Mr.simmons is speaking to montag when he says the allusion. The Allusing is said in this quote “I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author

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