In the novel Fahrenheit 451 the author Ray Bradbury uses the symbolism of the phoenix to show that both the phoenix and the human race both destroy themselves, but go through change learned from their lessons when they are reborn. There are many examples of the symbols of the phoenix in the novel, which reveal a lot about the characters and the theme in the work. You can see the phoenix relate to the character Guy montage and the scene in the novel when the city is obliterated by a series of bombs. In Fahrenheit 451 the symbol of the phoenix represents change and this goes directly to the character of Guy Montag, whose character goes through a dramatic change from the beginning to the end of the novel. To start off the novel, we learn that