Bradbury uses fire to represent the wreckage and rebirth of history. Fire is used to suggest that destroying history makes people happy because it hides and uncomfortable past. “It was a pleasure to burn,” (3) this was the first sentence in the book Fahrenheit 451. In the story, Montag was a fireman. He started books on fire to burn away all the history. The history was hidden because it provoked new ideas and thoughts that made people unique. These people did not fit into the Government's perfect mold. When Montag the main character, met a young girl named Clarisse, she asked him, “Are you happy? He was not happy. Montag was stuck inside this fake world where everyone was brainwashed and told what to think. He wanted to
Bradbury uses fire to represent the wreckage and rebirth of history. Fire is used to suggest that destroying history makes people happy because it hides and uncomfortable past. “It was a pleasure to burn,” (3) this was the first sentence in the book Fahrenheit 451. In the story, Montag was a fireman. He started books on fire to burn away all the history. The history was hidden because it provoked new ideas and thoughts that made people unique. These people did not fit into the Government's perfect mold. When Montag the main character, met a young girl named Clarisse, she asked him, “Are you happy? He was not happy. Montag was stuck inside this fake world where everyone was brainwashed and told what to think. He wanted to