Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury has a very deep and dark theme and feel to it. Bradbury excellently uses multiple stylistic devices to manipulate the reader into feeling and thinking various things. To begin with, due to the descriptive nature of the words Bradbury uses to make the story come to life, there are a plethora of mental images that develop throughout the novel. From the very first page all the way to the very last, the numerous stylistic devices and descriptive words work hand in hand to create very detailed mental images in the reader’s mind. Throughout the novel, Bradbury finds a way to describe truly horrendous acts so nicely; “With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor …show more content…
The impression of the author is relatively similar throughout the entire novel. From the words chosen and how Bradbury described the scenes, the reader can’t help but get a pessimistic impression of the author. From what we learn through the characters, the reader can only assume that the author is unhappy with the world in which we live. Bradbury excellently used Fahrenheit 451, to make the readers aware of his views of the world, and what the world is becoming. For example, Bradbury believes people are becoming so consumed by technology and everything it has to offer; “‘Will you turn the parlor off?’ he asked. ‘That’s my family.’” (Bradbury 46) The parlor is a series of televisions along three walls of a room that are constantly playing shows. Montag asks his wife to turn the parlor off because he is sick and has an awful headache but she refuses. This demonstrates how dependent people have become on the technology around them. She considers people on screens to be her family, more of a family than her own