SYMBOLISM OF THE SNAKEKenzie David Austin ReeseDakota Kotlin

Text References “One of them slid down into your

stomach like a black cobra…” (Bradbury 14).

“With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene” (Bradbury 3).

“If such a thing could be brought out in the throb of the suction snake” (Bradbury 15).

Literal MeaningAny numerous limbless scaled reptiles with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through tubular fangs.

SymbolisnSnakes represent power and fear.

“What does the word humanity mean? How is humanity present in part one? How is it

absent?”

Humanity means the equality or state of being humane. Humanity is not really present in part one because of the peoples action. The only person somewhat humane would be Clarisse. Mildred is an example of why humanity is absent in part one. She only watches T.V. “it’ll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed. How long you figure before we save up and get the fourth wall torn out and a fourth wall-T.V put in? it’s only two-thousand dollars” (Bradbury 20). Also. When Mildred tells Montag about the death of Clarrise, she shows no sympathy. Most of the time when the idea of death is brought up, people show compassion and empathy. Mildred didn’t show either of these, she started to listen to her shells.