Fahrenheit 451: The Books And Symbol Of The Phoenix
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Have you ever watched for a long moment at how birds fly so
graceful and freely in the sky? They float with such elegance in the sky,
flapping each wing with delicacy. Montag must have felt this about the
books in the story , Farenheit 451. Books were forbidden in Montag’s world
because they wer ....
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.... it is a “crime” to own a book in Montag’s world.
Books are often compared to as birds throughout Fahrenheit 451. “A
book lit like a white pigeon in his hands. In the dim wavering light, a
page hung open and it was like a snowy feather….The men above were hurling
shovelsfull of magazines into the dusty air. They fell like slaughtered
birds.” (page 37) In Montag’s view, the burning books were seen as dying,
hopeless birds. Somehow, Montag saw the books as a sign of happiness and
f ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
