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Over time, fire has molded the world of today, welding the Earth through its perpetual blaze. Fire kindles life, but provokes death. Fire provides warmth, but sparks devastation. From wild conflagration to tender flames, fire holds responsibility for the construction and destruction of society today. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, fire burns throughout many aspects of the story, symbolizing permanent destruction, evil, and happiness and protection in order to disclose the theme that the ability to learn and think for oneself is a vital aspect of society.

Many people hear a story about a criminal who has committed a terrible crime and they get this sickening feeling in their stomach, appalled by how a human being could do such a horrible thing. Yet what if they knew that the man only robbed the store to feed his family or the women only shot her husband to protect her daughter. Would that change how they felt about the criminal? We often try to paint things simply as black or white, sour or sweet, good or bad. In reality this is not the case no one person is purely good and no one person is ultimately bad. In Katheryn Stockett’s novel The Help Hilly Holbrook is depicted as the main antagonist, despite this she was a seemingly good friend to Skeeter for most of their lives and seems to care

“Fire wants to burn, water wants to flow, air wants to rise, earth wants to bind, chaos wants to devour”, (pg 59; The Iron Trial); a famous quote said by Cassandra Clare in her book The Iron Trial. Cassandra Clare is a renowned American author who captures her readers young minds by her books various forms of literary elements and personal style. Examples of those books are City of Bones, her most famous novel, The Iron Trial, Infernal Devices, and more. Several ways she succeeds in doing this is by using the setting, repetition, and captivating quotes that leave the reader pondering her words and how to perceive them.

Digging into a chapter and realizing that each one is a different event in her life, is thrilling. The reader forms opinions and creates a vision in their mind about the characters and scenery. There are times where I found myself asking questions and wondering what

The writer of a fiction text uses plot, setting and characters to create imagery and influence the reader's response to how the author wishes the reader to perceive a situation. This can be done through many methods, which include detailed descriptions of any settings, detail of weather, characters stereotypical of society and colour association.

“As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do” (Wooden 22). Without these things, a person cannot achieve individual success. In the novel, Heat by Mike Lupica, Micheal, a character who is struggling to live without his father, and makes every effort to play baseball, he shows great achievement in what he does. Three important traits needed to achieve success is friendship, loyalty, and cooperation, as seen through Micheal when he plays baseball. Friendship is a big component to success and can be seen throughout the entire novel.

In Fahrenheit 451 ,written by Ray Bradbury, the motif of fire, sparks an interest in the reader which pulls them into the life of Guy Montag. In the daily life of Montag, Bradbury portrays the importance of fire in the censored society. From Montag's standpoint the reader gains a clear perspective of the symbolism and importance of fire. Throughout the story fire is used to represent a different emotion or characteristic. At the start of the book fire symbolizes destruction; towards the middle of the book fire is used to represent change and discovering ones identity; and finally at the conclusion of the story fire symbolizes renewal and rebirth.

Fire is an ever-present concept in Fahrenheit 451. In the society of the dystopian world the fire is a negative force that destroys the houses and banned books of the offender. The name of the book is derived from the temperature at which books burn. The burning books become a metaphor for the anti-intellectual violence of the novel. It eradicates every cultural article in which are books. It is used as a pressure of the government to form the citizens the way the government wants the world constructed. "The core of the novel rests in the readers ability to share Guy 's slow struggle toward consciousness, to move from

John Berendt’s novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil follows a New York native reporter as he investigates in Savannah. The story tells us, the readers, how the people living in Savannah deal with a murder case between a well-known man and a well-known hustler. The book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil shows the reader the various speakers, the impersonal tone, and the occasion of the trial.

Since 1960, 200,000 murders have remained unsolved, allowing dangerous people to continue to walk the streets. There have been murders for a number of reasons from gang related violence to domestic disputes. The United States had 16,121 murders in 2015 alone. However, the scary part of all of this is how horribly the United States Justice System has failed at solving these crimes. Only 67.1% of all murders end in arrest which means that out of the 16,121 murders in the United States last year only 10,817 were solved which means that over 5 thousand of these murderers still walk the streets. This alone makes people very angry and want to seek revenge or become a vigilantly such as the case of the Judge in the novel And Then There Were None.

Fire is believed to be a key tool for survival, in Fahrenheit 45, it is killing them. It’s bright and entertaining but when the final embers fade from existence, it becomes dark and soul crushing. Fire used for the most basic human needs like to cook raw meat so we can eat it and survive, but it also kills a family when the blanket is left to close to a space heater. When you see that all that remains of the Holy Bible, is a black compressed brick, then and only then you realize how unforgiving fire truly is. Ray Bradbury is not a writer, he is a pyromaniac, every metaphor and description is just used to satisfy his addiction. If I had to narrow down all the characteristics of fire down into three words, they would be entertaining, depressing, and powerful. If I had to describe Fahrenheit 451 in three words, they would be entertaining, depressing, and powerful.

“Fire is dangerous,” is what my mother always told me. Growing up with a mother that harped about playing with fire turned that very thing into my biggest fear. When I was younger, I had a repeating nightmare that my house would burn down in the middle of the night, and sometimes I would get stuck inside; other times I would escape and be purely mesmerized by both the danger and the beauty that the blaze held. This mesmerizing impression is brought to life in Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury employs many different human associations and responses to fire throughout the novel. In fact, the image of fire is the most dominant image used in Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury presents fire in many different ways in the novel, such as, a destroyer, things of beauty, and a restorer.

Ray Bradbury’s literary style of vivid imagery and use of literary element of symbolism is felt all throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451. We are surrounded by symbolism throughout the novel with the use of fire, blood, and mirrors as a couple major symbols used. One of the biggest symbols that is over looked is the name Fahrenheit 451 which stands for the temperature at which book paper catches fire. Bradbury use of fire is the most interesting symbol used because of how it represents two different meanings through the novel. Representing destruction as most see fire but also representing construction from the light and the warmth that is given off by fire.

Lisa Scottoline in the novel, Lady Killer, skillfully illustrates the reality between the law and relationships. Scottoline supports her demonstration by telling the story between Mary DiNunzio, her work, and friendships. Scottoline’s purpose is to capture the reader with realistic events that are normally not talked about in order to grasp the interest of her readers, and reveal the reality of criminal justice. Scottoline writes in a conversational tone for her young readers without previous knowledge about criminals nor law.

In Evil Under the Sun, Agatha Christie explores several different facets of good and of evil. Murder is presented as the ultimate evil: taking the life of a human being is an act that cannot be reversed. The act of murder is made especially grim when it is committed in cold blood. However, there are also other layers of what can be called "evil" from an ethical framework. Each of these layers pertain to the machinations of the human mind when it seeks to do something counter to ethics or moral righteousness. For example, the two murderers weave a web of deceit and lies. Each of the lies is designed to steer the detective away from the truth about the murder, therefore revealing the way evil compounds itself.