Hearth
THE HEART OF THE HOME
It symbolizes fire. The hearth is a fireplace and traditionally represents the home, both the Salamander and the Hearth symbols are ironic.
Montag does not live unharmed as he realizes how burning books has ruined his society and that his society has ruined his home as evidenced
by Mildred's dependence on TV and sleeping pills. Hearth usually implies "Warmth". Hearth means the fireside, family life, or home. For example; When Montag goes into his house for the first time he describes it like "coming into the cold marbled room of mausoleum." His house should have been happy, not like going into a cold deserted tomb.
~ "It is a pleasure to burn. It is special to see things eaten,
to see things blackened and changed." ; Part 1, pg.3
It symbolizes fire. The hearth is a fireplace and traditionally represents the home, both the Salamander and the Hearth symbols are ironic.
Montag does not live unharmed as he realizes how burning books has ruined his society and that his society has ruined his home as evidenced
by Mildred's dependence on TV and sleeping pills. Hearth usually implies "Warmth". Hearth means the fireside, family life, or home. For example; When Montag goes into his house for the first time he describes it like "coming into the cold marbled room of mausoleum." His house should have been happy, not like going into a cold deserted tomb.
~ "It is a pleasure to burn. It is special to see things eaten,
to see things blackened and changed." ; Part 1, pg.3
Salamander
There is a myth of salamanders that they can live in fire and are elemental animal of fire. So they are important for the existence of the world. Regarding the firemen of "Fahrenheit 451", this means that the city can only survive with the work of these people. Without them this society would not be able to remain. Besides the salamander is a sign for decay, maturing and transformation. Linked to the novel these things have certain meanings: decay is a kind of destruction. The firemen´s job is to destroy books. This point fits to the symbol of the salamander. The maturing process can be associated with two aspects in the novel. Regarding Montag, this is a hint for his development. Destruction would be like when the firemen burn and destroy peoples houses and belonging.
Phoenix
The phoenix is symbolized as both blatant heresy and divine presence.Granger compares mankind to a phoenix.
In the book the author uses the phoenix to explain rebirth. A new beginning, showing that once something is created it must fall. That was explain when the city was bombed. The ashes were considered the life of Phoenix. Now as you may know once a Phoenix dies the way it is reincarnated. The author wanted to show that the city has been destroyed and run to the ruins, but this is just a new start, change, return. But, most out of all these examples, it is a new beginning.
The phoenix is symbolized as both blatant heresy and divine presence.Granger compares mankind to a phoenix.
In the book the author uses the phoenix to explain rebirth. A new beginning, showing that once something is created it must fall. That was explain when the city was bombed. The ashes were considered the life of Phoenix. Now as you may know once a Phoenix dies the way it is reincarnated. The author wanted to show that the city has been destroyed and run to the ruins, but this is just a new start, change, return. But, most out of all these examples, it is a new beginning.
Fire
The symbol of fire means many things such as violence, death, disappear, jealousy, fear, and ignorance.
Mirrors
Mirrors in this story symbolizes self-understanding of seeing oneself clearly. This may also symbolize portals to alternative realities. At the end of the book, Granger says that they must build a mirror factory to take a look at themselves. This meaning that they should reflect on themselves. Also in the story Montag looks in life's mirror and reflects on himself. When asked if he is happy he gets home to realize he isn't at all. He understands himself and his surroundings more clearly throughout the book. If others characters took time to reflect on themselves they would realize the things Montag did. If Mildred looked in her life mirror she wouldn't see a happy married woman. She would see a depressed person who idolizes her television, and watches it almost every hour of the day. The people in this book do not take the time to look at their lives, this being part of the reason their society is a distopia.
Sand
Sand is a symbol of the truth and knowledge. Sand also represents time and how it passes, the remains of a former structure/building, as well as the Jewish-Christain-Muslim belief in the creation of humantiy.
Sieve
In the novel a sieve is represented to show that the Government can retain knowledge from the populace and mislead the populace with false information. In additon to that, the sieve can represent how Montag cannot fully grasp the meaning of books whe nhe reads them due to the fact there are so many gaps in his knowledge. Montag directly referances a sieve in a memory in part 2: the Sieve and the Sand.
Blood(;
The symbol of blood represents a human being held back from all of the knowledge that books teach us. In Farenheit 451 the world doesn't know about the amount of knowledge that books inform us of, there is no books aloud. In the book mildred has poisoned blood, which is replaced by the automatic stomach pump.