... such, so he was therefore unaware of what this meant or symbolized. Before Catherine's death, she becomes delusional and her mind returns her to childhood, "Look! That's my room, with the candle in it, and the trees swaying before it and the other candle is in Joseph's garret Joseph sits up late, doesn't he? He's waiting till I come home that he may lock ... the gate". This is an example of Catherine's yearning for peace and convergence between her and Heathcliff. This incident symbolizes the untroubled and carefree nature of which Heathcliff and herself experienced as children, without...

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... , lonely, cold street he suddenly sees the "flash of a neon light". I think this neon light shows that the vision is one of contemporary culture, used to represent commercialism and flashiness (think Las Vegas). Had it been a candle light, the songs meaning would bevery different. The sound of silence here could be the quiet calm of the night (whihc is split by the light) or it could still be ... his thoughts (which are "touched" by the light) The light brings him a vision of thousands of people, all caught in paradox; They are ... will consume them like a cancer. He wants to reach them...

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... of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history,"" about book burning. Because the government wants to get rid of the books, they use the firemen to burn all the books they can find. Another example of burning book in the story, an old woman says "we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never ... be put out!"" when she burns herself with books. This quote belongs to Bishop Hugh Latimer, who said it when he was burned for heresy during 16th century. This quotation supports my idea that fire is use to purify the so...

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... out of reach that Joseph Stalin would roll over in his grave. Imagine the only source of light is a candle and that the only things known about the solar system are that the earth's flat and that the sun revolves around the earth. This dream is Ayn Rand's Anthem, a politically charged novel about ... a society that uses oppression and communism/collectivism as a way to keep their citizens in control. Anthem is a story with strong themes tying in directly with communism and collectivism and how the ... It is base and evil" (17). Later on it describes how his actions, innocent as they are,...

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... Beatty is Montag's fire captain. Though he is well read, he chooses to burn books because he feels betrayed by them. Professor Beatty represents the mastermind behind governments censorship. He is not a robot like Montag, but he is a man who consciously chooses to do evil. He is against ... to avoid confronting her life. She even appears to be unaware of her own suicide attempt. She is a frightening character; one would expect to know the protagonist's wife intimately, but she is completely cold and distant, and it is hard to tell her character. Bradbury portrays Mildred as a shell of ......

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