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Ray Bradbury's Use Of Symbolism In Fahrenheit 451

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In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 one of the author’s craft techniques used to create more meaning in the story is symbolism. The story revolves around Montag, a guy that lives in an oppressive, quick moving society where the goal is for everyone to be happy and books are banned. In the beginning, Montag is a firefighter and he always follows the rules. However, he quickly begins to question society and as a result becomes a book reading rebel. To help illustrate this transition of Montag as a character, Bradbury uses the symbol of a river. In the novel, Montag is running away from the police so as a result heads towards the river to get out of the city where he can be easily spotted. The helicopters had followed him to the river but
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