Fahrenheit 451: The Hope of the Phoenix
The word phoenix had symbolize immortality, but for the people in Fahrenheit
451, their only hope was that the phoenix would be burn out, and be reborn again.
The myth of the phoenix gave optimism to the life of Montag, to the books, and
to the world of Fahrenheit 451. The world was now dying, and nobody seemed to
care, because the government had brainwashed the people. It was a situation,
where not only the brave, but the ones who can think for themselves, who can
help break the government's control.
The life Montag had been a bumpy road. He thought he had a good life,
because he enjoyed his job, and was happy. Soon Montag discovered that he was
not happy at all, and that his life was nothing. His wife Mildred did not love
him at all, and his only friend (that he could remember) Clarisse died in a car
crash. All of sudden, he was not happy, but he did not know why. He thought
maybe because his wife had pulled the fire alarm on him, but really it was he
did not love her at all. "It's strange, I don't miss her at all(155)" Montag
had uncertainly about his marriage, because marriage was suppose to be bonded
with love, but with his marriage love was extinct and nowhere to be seen. His
life had died, when his wife Mildred pulled the alarm and had told the firemen
that Montag had books. To Montag, the books was like a sweet piece of candy.
He did not know why he liked them, but he always wanted more. But when Captain
Beatty forced Montag to burn his own house, Montag's soul had died, but then
resurrected. His life which was ...