... doing a disservice to society as a fireman. Ironically, Montag used the thing that caused him so much grief and pain to eventually cleanse himself of those same grievances. Also, when the bomb goes off in the city, Montag and the other fugitives are thrown to the ground. However, they arise from the ashes and destruction, symbolizing a phoenix or a rebirth. Montag uses fire as a constructive force to help ... him confront his issues of society. Montag's use of fire has departed from his original destructive ... and constructive ideas," in a way, foil one another. Beatty exploits fire ...

• Word Count: 1261
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... person which is nothing like his "old self" . Instead of destroying books , he wants to change the world and preserve knowledge so instead he changes himself .  Montang becomes a completely different person at the end of the novel sort of like the phoenix that is reborn in its ashes. Montang burns his own house down to the ground destroying all his stuff including his memories and by this ... he also burns his "former" self who was a firemen. Montang decides to change in order to become a better person and he decides to ... use knowledge to teach and inform people about the past ... ...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School