Symbol Explanation Evidence Page Number The Salamander The symbolic centre of the home. The hearth in “It was like coming into the cold marble 19 The Hearth the case of this novel has been damaged by hall of a mausoleum” society, and is no longer a place of comfort Symbolises society’s willingness to turn on itself 33 The Hound The Sieve The Sand Burning Bright The city burns, just as the books have burned Man’s thirst for knowledge is still “burning bright” symbolising man’s ability to survive The Phoenix Mirrors Mirrors symbolise self-understanding, of a person “How like a mirror too, her face” 18 “seeing themselves clearly “We’re going to go build a mirror 171 factory…and take a long look in them” Blood Blood symbolises the repressed soul: Mildred is 27 unchanged when her blood is changed, suggesting that her soul is lost along with her poisoned blood. Montag feels his revolutionary thoughts welling and circulating in his blood.
Symbol Explanation Evidence Page Number The Salamander The Hearth The symbolic centre of the home. The hearth in the case of this novel has been damaged by society, and is no longer a place of comfort “It was like coming into the cold marble hall of a mausoleum” 19 The Hound Symbolises society’s willingness to turn on itself 33 The Sieve The Sand Burning Bright The city burns, just as the books have burned Man’s thirst for knowledge is still “burning bright” symbolising man’s ability to survive The Phoenix Mirrors Mirrors symbolise self-understanding, of a person “seeing themselves clearly “How like a mirror too, her face” “We’re going to go build a mirror factory…and take a long look in them” 18 171 Blood Blood symbolises the repressed soul: Mildred is unchanged when her blood is changed, suggesting that her soul is lost along with her poisoned blood. Montag feels his revolutionary thoughts welling and circulating in his blood. 27
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