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Examples Of Similes In Fahrenheit 451

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Similes allows the readers to make connections and it creates a criticizing tone to technology and American society. The book states, "He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now collapsing and now blown out. Darkness. He was not happy" (12). The author has a negative tone due to the words such as "melt," "collapsing," "blown out," "darkness" and "not happy." Montag says that he is happy, but soon as he enters the house, he realizes that he is not happy and his smile is gone. Probably there are people like Montag in the society, where they think they are happy but actually they are miserable. This simile is comparing how Montag's smile left …show more content…

The book states, "The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light flickering in its suddenly activated eye-bulbs"(Bradbury 25). This imagery describes an eight legged mechanical hound. Bradbury has a fierce tone, phrases such as "light flickering" and "activated eye-bulbs" shows something fierce. Normally, rescue dogs are supposed to rescue people from fires; however, the mechanical hound tracks down and kills/tranquilizes the people who break the law. Most importantly, people love rescue dogs and becomes friendly towards them. On the other hand, people in the society are in fear of the hound (even Montag) and never tries to get close to it. This imagery allows the readers to make a picture in their minds to help understand the situation more. Imagery will be have a certain words that are very descriptive that allows the readers to know the author's tone. Technology in this society has a lot of power. Bradbury is criticizing technology because they are ruining the society instead of help the society become a better place. In addition, the book states, "Complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber a tomb-world where no sound from the great city could penetrate" (11). When the author particularizes this imagery with a negative tone. Words such as "darkness", "windows tightly shut" and "no sound" makes the author's tone negative. This quote describes the homes as an unhappy and miserable place. Therefore, the author compares the homes to the chamber a tomb-world. Every home is individual and separate that makes the neighbors have an unsocial life with each other. This imagery will help create a dark place that allows the readers to figure out that the tone is negative. Imagery will create an image in our head to know the situation and the author's voice. This quote epitomizes

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