The climax of Fahrenheit 451 is when Beatty tries to burn Montag's house down and he turns a flamethrower on him. Montag is a fireman. In his world, that means that he sets fires instead of putting them out. Houses are fireproof, and Montag and the other firemen burn people's books.

Fire = Technology

Fire. Fire is an interesting symbol in Fahrenheit 451 because it symbolizes two different things. Through the firemen, who burn books and wear the number "451" on their helmets, fire symbolizes destruction.

Yet at the same time, Clarisse reminds Montag of candle-light, and so fire, when controlled, symbolizes the flickering of self-awareness and knowledge.

Budget increase for Technology

Budget decrease for Defense

Their symbolism will be their downfall.

Think mirror.

>>3851899

>>3851918

After the city is reduced to ashes by bombers in Fahrenheit 451, Granger makes a direct comparison between human beings and the story of the phoenix. Both destroy themselves in fire. Both start again amid the ashes. If people keep books—which preserve the past and allow people to learn the lessons of prior tragedies—Granger hopes that humanity will remember the suffering caused by destruction, and will avoid destroying itself in the future.

See the future Save the past

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>>3851932

1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 has to head this list of "ironic books banned." Why? Fahrenheit 451 is an entire novel about the future and the banning (and burning) of books. It was banned, ironically, because one of the books that eventually gets banned and burned is the Bible. Drawn your own conclusions, my (hopefully) intelligent readers.

>>3852011

yes anon

no more oil