Ray Bradburys stylistic and descriptive yet genius writing encapsulates many seemingly insignificant materials into the

novel. His ingenious use of contrastive language as well as symbolism, imagery, and repetitions and allusions add largely to the power held behind his words. Much of his tone and diction alludes and makes direct reference and description to the actual novel itself, while other pieces of his novel contain hidden meanings and messages leading into religious material and pop culture. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradburys use of the mechanical hound makes large reference to the Grim Reaper who is under the influence and power of God, similar to how the mechanical hound is under the influence and power of Captain Beatty, and Bradburys use of Clarisse and Montags friendship as a way to portray Clarisse as Eve tempting Adam, Montag, into eating of the forbidden fruit, which is similar to knowledge and understanding of the world which is forbidden to Montag, which is also what was given to Adam and Eve. Dogs have long since been under the influence and dominion of man. In this respect, the mechanical hound is similar to a dog in being completely under the influence and dominion of Captain Beatty who uses it for the killing of heretics. A sadistic spin on mans best friend. Not only are dogs under dominion of man, they also contain a keen sense of evil or malpractice in the people around them. Similar in this respect is how the mechanical hound views Montag as a threat since its main purpose is to exterminate the knowledgeable and aware persons of the world. Captain Beatty is later killed by Montag by the fire, possibly reference to the Holy Spirit protecting Montag, and so the mechanical hound comes to kill Montag just as the Grim Reaper would come to take away Montags life since he is no long alive to the people of his society. Its truly ironic how his rebirth is his death to society. Its for certain that the appearance and continual meeting of Clarisse with Montag was insignificant and not influential in Montags rebirth. Clarisses uncanny ability to understand and connect with the world around her, unlike societys reclusiveness and sadistic, antisocial tendencies, played a major part in influencing Montags life altering personality change. Clarisse held the forbidden fruit of society in the palm of her hand, a fruit she had already tasted and known, the fruit of knowledge, and it was she that brought it to Montags eyes. The fruit in which he indulged. The fruit which locked him out of his ignorant utopia. Similar in this respect was the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden which they lived perfectly in because of their lack of knowledge and sheer ignorance to the rest of the world. Bradburys use of allusions and references to the Grim Reaper with the use of the mechanical hound and his use of Montag and Clarisses relationship to emphas ize the similar relationship and sharing of knowledge just as that which happened between Adam and Eve which led to their expulsion from the Garden of Eden just as Montag and Clarisse were exiled from society in Fahrenheit 451 greatly portray Bradburys sheer

genius. The use of the mechanical hound wondrously illustrates the Grim Reaper and its servile status to God, just as the mechanical hound is a slave to Captain Beatty and society. A society which uses it to kill their supposed heretics. The relationship Montag and Clarisse share is also a perfect example of the relationship shared between Adam and Eve and their taste of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, something which is also forbidden in the society of the Fahrenheit 451. For these reasons, these seemingly insignificant strands of details in Fahrenheit 451 contribute to a larger understanding of the novel.