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Fahrenheit 451 is a story written by Ray Bradbury taking place in a future where reading and acquiring knowledge is prohibited by law. The most common theme for the cover art, or when this particular book comes to mind is undeniably fire. Depicted on just about every cover is ash and/or flame symbolizing the method of which so-called “firemen” use to destroy literature, in essence, knowledge.
The books title itself is quite appropriate for the story since the temperature 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which paper will burn. A common trend for cover illustrations is an image of a fireman whom according to common knowledge is one who puts fires out, not one who in this book ironically starts them. Another symbolic image is an illustration of one of the firemen with a phoenix perched upon his back. The phoenix is a mythical creature symbolizing the flame born from ashes.
In my opinion the most meaningful cover is the illustration of the paper made man engulfed in flames. I find it safe to assume that the man displayed could resemble Guy Montag’s character. The figures body language displays tones of tire, sadness, possibly confusion, feelings that early on in the book you could sense Guy feeling after his meeting of Clarrise McClellen. These feelings leading to him questioning his occupation, the current society, and life as people know it during his time period.
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