Figurative Language In Ray Bradbury's 'Burning Snow'

Further here Bradbury doesn't just use simile to convey his theme through figurative language, he makes use of multiple others such as in part two, “The Sieve and the Sand” and three “Burning bright”, Bradbury uses metaphor. In “The Seive in the Sand” when Montag approaches Faber about his plans of sprouting seeds of rebellion along the fire stations with books and knowledge Faber is iffy about involving himself in the issue but he also supports the idea of rebellion and gives Montag a great peice of mind statting that “ if you drown, at least die, knowing you were headed for shore” (Bradbury 86). Bradbury here uses this metaphor to compare the shore of a deep ocean too this salvation Montag is envisioning. A world that is no longer in the

One where his thoughts lead too a rebelion that could give people something they lost. Then including the metaphors present on Part three as well its clear too see Bradbury uses metaphors multiple times too convey his theme. Specifically when Montag is enduring the chase of the mechanical hound and the firemen after killing Beatty and Montag notices to himself that all of it is because of him and Bradbury states that “It was in actuality his own chess game he was witnessing move by move” (Bradbury 138). Bradbruy here is comparing the situation Montag has found himself in to that of a chess game a long complicated game where he has been playing this entire time with him being the grandmaster behind the pieces. He is watching his life unfold right before his eyes like every move in a chess game one step closer to the end. He is in control of his life at the moment and what he decides too do may be difficult too pursue but ultimately he has his own thoughts and beliefs and thats whats scary about him too the society around him but its also what makes him able too play the so called game because he has knowledge and thought