The Burning of Knowledge

The Burning of Knowledge


The story, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury was a well developed novel. This novel takes place during the future in Elm City where all houses are fireproof, people drive jet cars, and firefighters burn books. The word phoenix had symbolized immorality. In this novel, the peoples’ only hope was that the phoenix would be burned out and be reborn again. The myth of the phoenix gave optimism to the life of Montag, to the books, and to the world of Fahrenheit 451. The world was now dying and nobody seemed to care. The government had brainwashed the people. It was a situation where not only the brave but the ones who can think for themselves could help break the government’s control. In the duration of the story, Montag tries to show that books are important and we all have equal rights.
The life that Montag had was a bumpy road. He thought he had a great life because he enjoyed his job. Soon Montag discovered that he was not happy at a...