Ray Bradbury, uses a lot of symbolism in Fahrenheit 451. One major symbol is insects. Insects are mentioned in the novel on pages 11, 18, 24, 103, 110, 124, 134, and many more pages.
Notice anything? Every time insects are present on a page, it is describing a piece of technology as being gross, or creepy, or annoying. Ray Bradbury is using insects to describe technology because he wants us as the readers to realize that technology is annoying and creepy. He wants us to understand that technology is going to take over the world, ruin cultures and countries. With the last example of the earpiece in the fire like a roach, Bradbury is telling us that technology ,much like roaches, will not die. We can never get rid of technology, something new will always be coming out. Each time the symbol was used, it was even more annoying and creepy. At first it was a mosquitoes hum, then eight spidery legs, which turned into a roach that wont die in a fire. Ray Bradbury is saying that technology is annoying and is taking over the world.
- "The mosquito hum of the ear piece."
- "The eight spidery legs of the mechanical hound."
- "The earpiece lay like a roach in the fire."
Notice anything? Every time insects are present on a page, it is describing a piece of technology as being gross, or creepy, or annoying. Ray Bradbury is using insects to describe technology because he wants us as the readers to realize that technology is annoying and creepy. He wants us to understand that technology is going to take over the world, ruin cultures and countries. With the last example of the earpiece in the fire like a roach, Bradbury is telling us that technology ,much like roaches, will not die. We can never get rid of technology, something new will always be coming out. Each time the symbol was used, it was even more annoying and creepy. At first it was a mosquitoes hum, then eight spidery legs, which turned into a roach that wont die in a fire. Ray Bradbury is saying that technology is annoying and is taking over the world.