Symbolism In Fahrenheit 451

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I know there are not many symbols on my t-shirt design; however, I believe the meaning behind each symbol is significantly important and true to the story. If you look at the front of the t-shirt, you will find a design that I created that shows the Fahrenheit 451 burning in fire. When I drew this, it was created to show anyone who sees this design and anyone who has read the book that in the book society took something that was created for multiple uses such as warmth and light, and used it for something destructive. Society began to use fire for something that “protected” people from any knowledge that was in books. Even though I drew the fire to show that it brought destruction, I also drew the fire in the form of a camp fire, to show

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