"Fahrenheit 451", by Ray Bradbury, is a book based on the future. It takes place in a totalitarian society where books and intellectualism are outlawed. Firemen who no longer need to put out fires in this futuristic society, now have the job of burning books and all their knowledge. Ray Bradbury uses lots of symbolism in his book to show us what happens when we give up our ideas and individualism for technology and entertainment. Fire …showed first 75 words of 546 total…

…showed last 75 words of 546 total…alive. The Hound is mindless, without growth, or learning. Just like the society that created it. Ray Bradbury cleverly uses symbolism to warn us what happens if we give up our knowledge and books, and trade them for technology. We become like the Mechanical Hound, alive, yet not alive. Mindless, without growth, or learning. Whether he uses fire, mythological creatures, or technology, Ray Bradbury can show us what happens when we throw away our knowledge.