Allegory In Fahrenheit 451 Analysis

The purpose of allegory and symbolism in Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature that paper burns, it is also the name of a famous story written by Ray Bradbury. Guy Montag isn 't your everyday fireman. Instead of preventing fires from burning, he starts them. He sets the fires when people are found with books. In this futuristic society, books have been outlawed and nobody cares about anything except themselves. Not only is the story very enjoyable, it is also chop full of symbolism and allegory. Bradbury is trying to entertain and make his audience think about society through symbolism and allegory. He does this by having symbolism for the reader to interpret the meaning of, having symbols that relate directly back to the story,

Even though Fahrenheit 451 is jam-packed with symbolism, allegory is abundant. Allegory is mainly used in Fahrenheit 451 to relate the story back to our own society. Some very important allegories are how everyone is only in it for themselves, the oppressive government, and the huge amount of censorship. All of these examples are very prevalent in our own society. On page thirty three Montag reads the quote, “That favorite subject, Myself.” Mildred then replies that that is a book that she could understand. This insinuates that selfishness is very prevalent in this society, just like how it is in our own society. Another example is the oppressive government. The government in this society invades every part of the lives of its citizens. This almost is a very important issue that we have in our own society that is debated and questioned often. There is also an immense amount of censorship in the society of Fahrenheit 451 with knowledge and books being burned because something in books would offend one minority and something else would make others upset so all knowledge was censored (page 28). Our society is almost mirrors this because someone is always upset about something that others like, whether that be statues or beliefs. These allegories make the book more enjoyable because it gives us something to think about and to