There is a lot of symbolism to the word “Fire”. Since Guy Montag is a fireman that makes fires, he doesn’t put them out. Any type of book, he would burn it because the government didn’t want them to read. In the government’s eyes, reading causes people to be sad and stressed and they don’t want that. So they have these firemen that raid people's house, by others’ submission in the fire station. Fire has a lot of symbolism in this book. Since fire has to do with burning all the books by the government's command.
To start it off there is a lot of symbolism with fire when it comes to destruction and renewal. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury it states,” It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see this eaten, to see things blackened and change.”(Bradbury 1). In this quote Montag is explaining on how much he loves to burn books. He shows …show more content…
As mentioned in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury it states,”And as before, it was good to burn, he felt himself gush out in the fire, snatch, rend, rip in half with flame, and put away the senseless problem. If there was no solution, well then now there was no problem, either. Fire was best for everything!”(Bradbury 116). In this quote Montag actually appreciates his pun quote from the beginning. But now he is in a more neutral standpoint than he was in the beginning. But also the meaning has a bit of a change to it, it is now to just stay in control. And the meaning is also on the other side now, as opposed to the beginning, he is more positive and keeps it that way until the end of the novel. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury it states “The small motion, the white and red color, it was different because it meant something else to him. It was not burning. It was warming.”(Bradbury 145). This quote is towards the end of the book and this is when he starts to see the fire as a good thing and not a destructive
To start it off there is a lot of symbolism with fire when it comes to destruction and renewal. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury it states,” It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see this eaten, to see things blackened and change.”(Bradbury 1). In this quote Montag is explaining on how much he loves to burn books. He shows …show more content…
As mentioned in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury it states,”And as before, it was good to burn, he felt himself gush out in the fire, snatch, rend, rip in half with flame, and put away the senseless problem. If there was no solution, well then now there was no problem, either. Fire was best for everything!”(Bradbury 116). In this quote Montag actually appreciates his pun quote from the beginning. But now he is in a more neutral standpoint than he was in the beginning. But also the meaning has a bit of a change to it, it is now to just stay in control. And the meaning is also on the other side now, as opposed to the beginning, he is more positive and keeps it that way until the end of the novel. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury it states “The small motion, the white and red color, it was different because it meant something else to him. It was not burning. It was warming.”(Bradbury 145). This quote is towards the end of the book and this is when he starts to see the fire as a good thing and not a destructive