ahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is a futuristic novel, taking the reader to a time where
             books and thinking are outlawed. In a time so dreadful where those who want to better
             themselves by thinking, and by reading are outlaws as well. Books and ideas are
             burned, books are burned physically, where as ideas are burned from the mind.
             Bradbury uses literary devices, such as symbolism, but it is the idea he wants to
             convey that makes this novel so devastating. Bradbury warns us of what may happen if
             we stop expressing our ideas, and we let people take away our books, and thoughts.
             Bradbury notices what has been going on in the world, with regards to censorship, and
             book burning in Germany, and McCarthyism in America. That is what he is speaking out
             against. Bradbury is also a very symbolic writer, he incorporates symbolism into his
             book. Bradbury's use of symbolism throughout the novel makes the book moving and
             powerful by using symbolism to reinforce the ideas of anti-censorship.
             The Hearth and the Salamander, the title of part one, is the first example of symbolism.
             The title suggests two things having to do with fire, the hearth is a source of warmth
             and goodness, showing the positive, non-destructive side of fire. Whereas a
             salamander is a small lizard-like amphibian, and also in mythology, is known to endure
             fire without getting burnt by it. Perhaps the salamander is symbolic of Guy Montag, who
             is being described as a salamander because he works with fire, and endures it, but
             believes that he can escape the fire and survive, much like a salamander does. On the
             other hand, it is ironic that Guy, and the other firemen believe themselves to be
             salamanders because both Capt. Beatty's and Montag's destruction comes from the all
             mighty flame, from which they thought they were invincible.
             The symbol of a Phoenix is used throughout the novel. This quote acc...