An analysis of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", evaluating the symbols of the story. Titled: Symbolic Cogitations

In the modern world today, the media has rendered the generation of youth to a state in which books are frowned upon. In a frightening foreshadowing of what may result of this, Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" depicts the struggle of a fireman in a world of 'equality' and censorship. Guy Montag's troubled character in was conflicted with feelings of conformity and a longing to find the truth. Each symbol in the book represented a either a …

…new cycle without the book-burning and censorship. Each symbol that that Bradbury used in his novel did illustrate the turmoil and struggles that went with Montag, and his eventual changes. He went from ignorance to the attempt of pursuing knowledge. The symbols that show Montag's changes also teach the audience a lesson of the importance of being knowledgeable, because it fills the void inside you left by the fire of the televisions radios and computers.