I have started reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I like haw it uses creative descriptive symbolism to set the scene.
"With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history."
I like this quote, it uses a lot a symbolism such as calling the fire hose a great python, and calling the kerosene its venom. Describing his actions as a conductor playing symphonies. This book really caught my attention when i started reading it, and I believe it will turn out to be an exciting and suspenseful story.
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Alex: I like the quote you picked out and the metaphors you identify. Let me challenge you to extend your thinking. Why does Bradbury make the comparisons he does? For example the firehouse as a venomous snake or the fireman as symphony conductors? What purpose does it serve to help make his larger points in the novel?
Keep an eye out for other such descriptions and similes or metaphors. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book.
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