Fahrenheit 451

Like the Phoenix, Guy's life is a cycle of getting burnt and rebirth, until one time the away Montag escapes and where Montag kills Capt. It is not until the very end that Guy realizes that fire does not have to be destructive, it is a tool which can have many uses. With his new ideas of knowledge, he goes to Faber with ideas to save the books, and he hides books in his house. After meeting the other escapees, he is able to associate fire with good. Firemen wear a crest of the Phoenix on their uniforms. Montag even goes as far as stealing books from houses that he is supposed to be destroying. Montag, after realizing the truth of his job, opens his eyes and sees that fire and destruction has indeed destroyed his newly gained ideals, he wishes to be reborn. The campfire is no longer destruction, it is providing warmth for them. he rebirth after destruction by fire. For Montag, fire has been good to serve the purpose of being a fireman. Phoenix is "reborn" only to get burnt and destroyed, again. Beatty, Montag's house, and in the end, it destroyed the city from which Montag barely escaped. Fire is one of the only things Montag knows, and the only thing he knows as a solution is to burn the problem. Destruction and the use of fire came to be a symbol of both good and bad.