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Submitted by magicman_32 on November 4, 2007
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For a book written some 60 years ago the symbols and themes in Ray Bradbury’s, Fahrenheit 451 are strikingly similar to that of today’s contemporary western world, which is dominated by technology and entertainment. The text uses several different symbols and themes to paint a picture of society in which people’s priorities are mixed up, where the characters are consumed by a constant bombardment of entertainment and images and given little time to deliberate on what is real and natural. The use of fire is used in a number of different ways, to present different meanings and messages. On the other hand water is a common motif in the text and is used as a cleansing device to rid Montag of the consequences of his wrongdoing. Bradbury often uses naturalises objects in an artificial way; for example the items known as ‘seashells’ are what today’s world would describe as an ‘mp3’ device and the mechanical hound is also a motif within the text whilst looking nothing like an actual hound. The use of environmental objects with an artificial twist represents the how the dystopian society has its priorities mixed up in terms of balance between a natural environment and artificial environment.
The use of fire is a very prominent symbol in the text and it has a dual meaning; it is used to as an artificial tool for destruction as well as a symbol for warmth. For the most part, Guy sees fire as evil and believes it’s purpose is for solely for devastation. Two instances of this are when Montag’s house is burned and when the city is destroyed by fire. “If you can't solve it... burn it!" is a very typical statement about the mindset of society in the text. They have a total disregard for others and they use fire to eliminate their woes and problems. Moreover, Captain Beatty teaches Montag that ‘fire is bright and fire is clean’ and that it is a solution to their problems. The culture is one which doesn’t want to address its problems and that if ‘a problem...
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