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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......

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