Symbolism is an important literary device that helps people see a book through symbols that often have a deeper meaning. A symbol is used to explain something differently, using images, objects, etc. instead of just saying it in words. When you look for deeper meaning in a work of art or literature, this can help you understand the author's intentions and the deeper meaning of a work. In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, symbols help reinforce the book's major themes. Fire and flames have been used as symbols by many authors. The focus is representative of the assembly. He was a fireman who lit fires instead of putting them out. He was around them all the time, whether it was around a campfire or burning down a house. Montag and the fire were very close and almost part of each other. Early in the book it is shown that Montag loves fire: “It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.” (3) He did not perceive it as a bad and destructive thing. But in a broader sense, Montag identified fire with heat and spirit. By the end of the book Montag had gone through a huge change. He looked at life in a new way. When Montag escaped from the world of book burnings he discovered the “book people” sitting around a campfire in the woods, “Montag walked slowly towards the fire and the five old men sitting there dressed in dark blue shirts. He didn't know what to say to them. “Sit down,” said the man who appeared to be the leader of the small group. (147) the campfire represents warmth but it also represents the spirit and strength that Montag had to start his new life as a book person. A salamander is described in the book as a mythical lizard that can live in fire. The… medium of paper… readers will remember not only who they are, but also the books each of them has kept safe in their minds. The phoenix is ​​a well-known symbol of new beginnings. Montag realizes that the fire and his life around the fire have burned him. He wants to go out and start a new life, which he does when he meets the people in the book. The phoenix was a bird in ancient mythology that burned to death and a new phoenix would rise from its ashes, representing rebirth and new beginnings. Granger is talking about the phoenix when the city is bombed at the end of the book: “'But every time it burned, it was reborn from the ashes, reborn again. And it seems like we're doing the same thing, over and over...'” The phoenix also represents Montag and how his life represents constant destruction followed by new beginnings emerging from the ashes.