Symbols and Images in Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury is a futuristic novel, taking the reader to a time when books and thought are forbidden. In a terrible time FOR those who want to improve themselves by thinking and reading, BECAUSE READING IS FORBIDDEN. Books and ideas are burned, books are burned physically, while ideas are burned in the mind. Bradbury uses literary devices (I ONLY SEE ONE DEVICE!) such as symbolism, but it is the idea (WHAT IDEA?) that he wants to convey that makes this novel so devastating. Bradbury warns us of what might happen if we stop expressing our ideas and let people confiscate our books and thoughts. Bradbury notices what is happening in the world, regarding censorship THROUGH book burnings in Germany and McCarthyism in America. Bradbury is also a WRITER WHO incorporates symbolism into his book. Bradbury's use of symbolism throughout the novel makes the book moving and powerful by using symbolism to reinforce ideas of anti-censorship. (WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THIS?) The Hearth and the Salamander, the title of the first part, is the first example of symbolism. The title suggests two things related to fire, the hearth is a source of warmth and goodness, showing the positive and non-destructive side of fire. While a salamander is a small lizard-like amphibian, WHICH in mythology is known to withstand fire without getting burned. Perhaps the salamander is the symbol of Guy Montag who is described as a ONE because he works with fire, enduring ITS DANGER. YET, HE CONTINUES to believe that he can escape the fire and survive, much like a salamander does. On the other hand, it is ironic that Guy and the other firefighters think they are salamanders, because the destruction of CAPTAIN Beatty and Montag comes from the almighty flame, which they thought was invincible. The symbol of a Phoenix is ​​used throughout. the novel. This quote accurately describes the Phoenix: “Known to be a mythical multi-colored bird of Arabia, with a long history of artistic and literary symbolism, the Phoenix is ​​one of a kind. At the end of its five hundred years of existence, it perches on its nest of spices and sings until the light of the sun ignites the masses. After the body is consumed by flames, a worm emerges and transforms into the next Phoenix..