The author Ray Bradbury, uses the literary element of figurative language in his writing Fahrenheit 451 to characterize the individuals in the novel. Bradbury, begins the novel by writing how it was a pleasure for firefighters to burn books. He creates a vivid image by showing and describing the actions of the firefighters rather than just stating them for the reader. In this novel, figurative language is a key component to the characterization of Guy. The main character Guy Montag, “[had] the brass nozzle in his fists, with his great python 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 …show more content…
The author of the poem I Cannot Forget, Alexander Kimel, writes about the Holocaust and how it left an indelible mark on history which people can learn from. In the poem, the author questions if people should have to remember all of the horrible events that occurred during the Holocaust, but in the end discusses how people have to remember and cannot let others forget, in order to prevent similar situations from happening in the present day. The author ends off the poem by stating how, “No, I don’t want to remember, but I cannot forget. Do I want to remember this world upside down? Where the departed are blessed with an instant death. While the living condemned to a short wretched life, And a long tortuous journey into unnamed place, Converting Living Souls, into ashes and gas. No. I Have to Remember and Never Let You Forget,” (Kimel). The author, being a Holocaust survivor himself, wants people to learn from the horrible experience of himself and fellow Holocaust survivors. Although the Holocaust was an appalling event in history, people can still revisit the point in history and learn from the mistakes of others in the past. The only way to fix what is happening now is by understanding history