Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury


In Fahrenheit 451 there are many symbols used. One of them is fire, which represents the control of thought and freedom in the twenty-fourth century. The narrator begins the story by describing in great detail the actions and emotions of Guy Montag while he is tending to a fire.

It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with the great python spitting its venomous kero...