Essay Comparing Fahrenheit 451 And A Worn Path

Did you ever think a novel and short story by two different people could be so similar? Ray Bradbury and Eudora Welty had similar writing styles and a similar theme when writing. According to ProQuest, Bradbury was a writer during the American Confessional Period, American Conformity and Criticism Period, Postwar Period, Twentieth Period, and the Twenty-First Century. Eudora Welty was a part of American Confessional Period, American Conformity and Criticism Period, Postwar Period, and the Twentieth Century. As you can see the came from around the same time periods (WKU Library). In Fahrenheit 451 and “A Worn Path," both convey a theme of love with different types of symbolism, personification, and moods.

In Fahrenheit 451 and "A Worn Path", both convey a theme of love with many different types of symbolism. There is symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 by using a “Phoenix” to represent rebirth. The firefighters burn the books to make a new society (Bradbury 70). There’s also symbolism in “A Worn Path” talking about the “Phoenix” as well. However, in the short story the phoenix is used in the main characters name to represent how wise she was (Chopin 88). As to what can be inferred, both Welty and Bradbury used the "Phoenix" as sources of symbolism to present the idea of life. As was said by Mary Dazey, Phoenix was very old and could do things much on her own. …show more content…
This shoe-lacing incident between old Phoenix and the lady suggests more than Phoenix's inability to bend down, with cane in hand, to tie her own shoes. (Dazey