The Theme Of Silence In Fahrenheit 451, By Ray Bradbury

When Bradbury describes the protagonist's walk, the repetition of the word silence is used to assure readers that Leonard is alone, suggesting the possibility of no human interaction. While everyone is in their “tomb-like buildings”( Bradbury 2) watching television, Leonard is wandering the desolated streets alone. It shows that Leonard is behind the times and considered abnormal to the rest of society as he is the only human visible in the city. While, the simile of his “shadow moving like a hawk in midcountry” shows that the protagonist is alone, it also suggests that he has nothing in common with the rest of society and wants to move around unnoticed. While Leonard is moving like a hawk through the city showing how he is free-spirited like