In the novel Farenheit 451 by author Ray Bradbury, deep meanings and powerful allusions are engrossed within a bitter conflict between knowledge and ignornace.Bradbury presents his audience with bland and seemingly irrelevent phrases or references that we as readers pass off as extraneous. However, these references do indeed play a major role in the plot itself. Allusions and deep-seated quotes help build meaning to certain characters and give readers better understand of the novel. One of these seemingly irrelevent references is the “Parlor Walls” that were prevalent during this futuristic era. These large televisions dominated American leisure time and often resulted in the rupture of close relationships. An example of this is when Montag…show more content… In Greek mythology, the Phoenix is best described as a legendary bird credited with the power to die and rebirth itself from the combustion of a flame. It has a cycle in which it is reborn over and over again which is represented much throughout this novel.After Montag leaves the city to seek reuge with the exiles on the outskirts, he meets a man named Granger who cares for him. As Granger and Montag stared into the flame granger states, “But every time he burnt himself up he sprang out of the ashes, he got himself born all over again. And it looks like we’re doing the same thing, over and over, but we’ve got one damn thing the phoenix never had. We know the damn silly thing we just did.”(Pg.156) As show in this quote, the Phoenix references the birth and death of something, often occuring in a cycle. This representation of the Phoenix as set forth by Granger symbolizes the dystopian society in which they live in due to the fact that mistakes are made continuously, most prominent being the destruction of knowledge. This mistakes then lead to death, in this case being the destruction of the city and society due to unressolved war which parallels the process in which the Phoenix burns to death. This symbolism is important in the novel because it informs readers of the crumbling society in which Montag lives in and how it ultimately lead to its
