During this unit on the book Fahrenheit 451, we have learned several new reading techniques and strategies. One of the most important things we learned about is symbolism, because there are a lot of examples of it in the text. The one that we went over is the mechanical hound. I think this is an example of symbolism because Montag views the hound in a similar situation to himself. He says to Beatty, that it makes him sad all the hound will ever do is destroy. All Montag ever does is destroy. And when the hound gets killed, that part of Montag that always conforms with society also does. He runs away and joins a group of people dedicated to remembering books. Symbolism is so important because it reveals main ideas in the book, just by examining an object.
Another technique we learned was close reading. One thing we noticed when we were close reading was how Montag was always comparing books to pigeons in his mind. Also, we noticed that the author always introduces a new character by showing contrasts. Montag is introduced by saying how it is a pleasure to burn and destroy. The hound is introduced by showing how it seems both dead and alive. I think both of these could also be expanded to find major ideas in the book..
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